Subj : XP Home -> XP Pro
To   : ROBERT FOWLER
From : Bj”rn Forsstr”m
Date : Tue Nov 09 2004 08:27 am

 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.

I can agree with this but don't think it's a big issue.

 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
 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.

I have done a clean XP-Pro install on both my Compaq/HP laptops and what
didn't follow I could download from HP so nothing is missing,

 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.

Naturally.
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