Subj : Re: XP Home -> XP Pro
To   : ROBERT FOWLER
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Mon Nov 08 2004 09:49 pm

RF> ML>Do any of you have recommendations on a method to follow (and what to
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RF> JE> e)
RF> ML>to upgrade this XP Home (Serv. Pack 2) laptop to XP Pro.?

RF> ML>The articles I have seen on the Micro$oft site are not very clear.  
Support
RF> ML>from them is not available, since this is an HP installed version.

RF> ML>Any advice would be appreciated!

RF> JE> From my experience with manufacturer installed OSs, I'd bite the bullet
RF> JE> and install a new copy of XP  Pro. This would remove all the trash the
RF> JE> makers like to put on their systems!

RF> Here are a few things I would consider before the clean install.

RF> The first has to do with the warranty on the laptop, especially if
RF> an extended warranty has been purchased.  Some manufacturers (HP is
RF> one, I believe) will honor the warranty only with the OS that shipped
RF> with the machine.  I don't know if upgrading from Home to Pro violates
RF> this or not, but it could be a costly error, if that is the case.

RF> Beyond that, I would suspect that there may well be some proprietary
RF> features of the laptop that would be wiped out by doing a clean

So far, knock on wood, I haven't had that problem.

RF> install.  I don't think the HP support site, good as it is, will
RF> help much here, because they will recommend an upgrade and not a
RF> clean install.  Still, one should have a thorough idea of what he's
RF> going to lose before opting for the clean install.  Adding it back
RF> may not be possible.

RF> The last issue is that should one elect to do an upgrade, rather
RF> than a clean install, I would recommend using a CD that has SP2
RF> slipstreamed (or XP Pro SP2).  Upgrading Home SP2 with an older
RF> version of Pro could have undesirable results.

You are likely correct - I hadn't thought of that.

Jay
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