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upgrade from xp home edition to xp professional

Anonymous
2010-03-08T04:40:57+00:00

How can I upgrade from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP Professional?  I am an Independent Contractor working from home and need XP Professional to be compatible with the company's system.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-03-08T21:59:23+00:00

    How can I upgrade from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP Professional?  I am an Independent Contractor working from home and need XP Professional to be compatible with the company's system.

    susie47,

    I would just add that the Windows XP Professional upgrade path from Home to Professional is the least painful of all the path's I have seen. You generally just need to use the Professional CD to install Windows XP Pro over top of your Home edition and (with your new CD-Key) and Windows will have the new capabilities.

    As Malkeleah says, be sure to backup all the data you have (just in case) and just for the upgrade, remove your Anti-Virus package (as I have seen the conflict). Reinstall it after the upgrade is finished.

    I wish you luck with the process,

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-03-08T13:02:29+00:00

    Amazon still has some XP copies for sale. Usually the upgrade goes smoothly but back up your data to external media first because Stuff Happens.

    http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpupgdissues.html

    MS-MVP - Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

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