re: installing win xp home over xp pro
Friday, January 27, 2006 at 3:24 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Ross
(1 messages posted)
I bought a system with a bootleg copy of xp pro. I would really like to replace
the o/s with a legitimate copy of xp pro without losing everything. can i do an
upgrade using the new legitimate copy? or, do I have to do a complete install?
and which ver of xp pro should I obtain; full or upgrade?
On Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 12:16 pm, Duncan D. Robertson wrote:
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>Be sure you have the XP Home CD before you do any formatting. Most versions of
that
>CD will usually give you the option of reformatting the drive along the way--if
not,
>get a system CD from a software dealer (often they will loan one to you, especially
>if they sold you the operating sytem CD). There is also an fdisk command you can
>type in at the command prompt, but if you're the novice you say you are I'd recommend
>you avoid using it as it can open up a can of worms, especially when XP is involved.
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>Before doing any of this, though, consider this: If your XP Pro is running properly,
>and if you have any appreciable installed applications you'd hate to lose [formatting
>essentially erases everything on the drive], think about purchasing a license for
>the XP Pro. The Professional Edition is far superior to the Home Edition, especially
>if you expect to do any network-oriented work.
>
>Don't apologize for being a novice; everyone starts out that way! And this is a
>good site for you to raise any questions such as this. There are a lot of knowledgable
>people here who will be glad to help out (plus a few pains in the you-know-what,
>but they're in the minority and don't tend to last long).
>
>Finally, congratulations on your concern about the bootlegged XP. You're already
>a better expert than many when you realize that soon no one will bother to put out
>quality products if something isn't done about that problem!
>
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| | | |  | re: installing win xp home over xp pro (Ross: Fri, Jan 27, 2006, 3:24 pm) |
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