Technology Upgrading to XP Professional?

[mward04]

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Is it a big deal to upgrade from XP home to XP professional? Any one with an idea of cost?

Thanks!

 

[flighterdoc]

Its not that big of a deal, but the only thing that it really gets you is the ability to attach to network domains.....

If you want to do it the cost is somewhere between free (have a license already) or $100 to buy the upgrade.

 

[64microbus]

I have to do this. I have home edition on my computer now and I have professional waiting to be loaded. How do I do this?

I'm picturing backing up everything I want to save onto a cd, then putting pro in the cd bay and following a wizard?

One reason I haven't done this yet is because I have DVD Xcopy loaded on my computer and I like to use that program to burn movies. But I don't have the cd to reinstall it once I install xp pro. I know I can copy the program on to cd, but when I originally installed it, I had to call the company for a verification number. This is no longer an option. Will this program stay on my hard drive when I switch from home edition to professional or would I have to reinstall it?

Microbus out

 

[flighterdoc]

I have to do this. I have home edition on my computer now and I have professional waiting to be loaded. How do I do this?

I'm picturing backing up everything I want to save onto a cd, then putting pro in the cd bay and following a wizard?

One reason I haven't done this yet is because I have DVD Xcopy loaded on my computer and I like to use that program to burn movies. But I don't have the cd to reinstall it once I install xp pro. I know I can copy the program on to cd, but when I originally installed it, I had to call the company for a verification number. This is no longer an option. Will this program stay on my hard drive when I switch from home edition to professional or would I have to reinstall it?

Microbus out

First of all, why do you "have to do this"? What functionality do you think pro will give you that you don't have now?

Upgrading should be fairly straightforward - but, it's not always. Thats why you should have your data (not programs) backed up, and installation disks for any software that you may need to reinstall. Odds are you won;t need it, but you might.

Personally, I'd backup everything, make certain I had the installable copies of everything, get (in advance) any device specific drivers I might need (video, network, etc) and have them on a CD, just in case. Then I'd try to do an "upgrade" installation, but be prepared to reformat the hard drive and start from a clean disk, just in case. You may be one of the 98%, or you may be one of the 2%. Feeling lucky?

 

[64microbus]

First of all, why do you "have to do this"? What functionality do you think pro will give you that you don't have now?

Upgrading should be fairly straightforward - but, it's not always. Thats why you should have your data (not programs) backed up, and installation disks for any software that you may need to reinstall. Odds are you won;t need it, but you might.

Personally, I'd backup everything, make certain I had the installable copies of everything, get (in advance) any device specific drivers I might need (video, network, etc) and have them on a CD, just in case. Then I'd try to do an "upgrade" installation, but be prepared to reformat the hard drive and start from a clean disk, just in case. You may be one of the 98%, or you may be one of the 2%. Feeling lucky?

The pharmacy school I'm attending has software requirements including xp pro and office professional. I did the upgrade installation and all went well. The program I was afraid of losing - I didn't lose. Any benefits XP pro offers aren't readily apparent.

Microbus out

 

[flighterdoc]

The pharmacy school I'm attending has software requirements including xp pro and office professional. I did the upgrade installation and all went well. The program I was afraid of losing - I didn't lose. Any benefits XP pro offers aren't readily apparent.

Microbus out

Connecting to a real network (like at school) is about the only difference between Pro and Home, so that would be it.

 

[Daedalus]

The pharmacy school I'm attending has software requirements including xp pro and office professional. I did the upgrade installation and all went well. The program I was afraid of losing - I didn't lose. Any benefits XP pro offers aren't readily apparent.

Microbus out

Why could they possibly require you to have XP pro? The only difference between home and pro really are a few advanced features (mostly networking stuff) that would really make no difference whatsoever on a school network...

 

[flighterdoc]

Why could they possibly require you to have XP pro? The only difference between home and pro really are a few advanced features (mostly networking stuff) that would really make no difference whatsoever on a school network...

Like being able to attach to the network with authentication? (not some web app)