hplsbyufan Posted January 25, 2007 Posted January 25, 2007 I'm finally migrating from 2000 Pro to XP. I received a copy of Windows XP Home (legal and not used). I'd like to upgrade it to XP Pro. Is there a low cost way to go from XP Home to XP Pro? Can one simply purchase a license/key and use a Home CD to install Pro via the PID? The India/South Africa CSRs I've reached by phone were not terribly helpful.
gamehead200 Posted January 26, 2007 Posted January 26, 2007 What exactly do you need in Pro that you don't have in Home?Comparison seen here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/ho.../choosing2.mspxThe only legal way to do it would be to either buy a Windows XP Pro Upgrade or the full version of XP Pro.
LLXX Posted January 26, 2007 Posted January 26, 2007 Can one simply purchase a license/key and use a Home CD to install Pro via the PID?The Pro CD has several files that are different / not included in home edition. You need the CD, but legally the upgrade version is cheapest.
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