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XP home upgrade to XP pro 4
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I would agree with kiddpete.
My experience was dreadful. I upgraded from home to pro and crashed the entire system. I lost mucho software. Microsoft helped me rebuild 90%(1 week on the phone) but blammed it on Easy CD Creator and HP.
Be careful.
Regards
Peter Buitenhek
Profit Developer.com
My experience was dreadful. I upgraded from home to pro and crashed the entire system. I lost mucho software. Microsoft helped me rebuild 90%(1 week on the phone) but blammed it on Easy CD Creator and HP.
Be careful.
Regards
Peter Buitenhek
Profit Developer.com
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We have had some problems upgrading from XP HOME to PRO. You will need to go out and purchase the upgrade to XP PRO.
But personally i would back up my data some where and reinstall with a clean version of XP PRO. Good luck
Erik
"There are no stupid questions, But there are A LOT of inquisitive idiots."
But personally i would back up my data some where and reinstall with a clean version of XP PRO. Good luck
Erik
"There are no stupid questions, But there are A LOT of inquisitive idiots."
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If you have any qualifying CD's (98, Me or Home etc), you can save some cash and use an Upgrade version of XP Pro and just insert the qualifying CD (when requested) during your clean install of Pro.
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