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| 679671 | 2008-06-18 01:55:00 | I received my new computer this morning. Unfortuneately the OS had been overlooked. What I want to know is, can I install win xp home and partition and format the hard drive. And then install xp pro over the top of it. Will Pro overwrite successfully? Or do I sit twiddling my thumbs while I wait for pro to arrive? |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 679672 | 2008-06-18 01:57:00 | Wait for Pro. You can't install Pro over Home (or vice versa) without it getting messy. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 679673 | 2008-06-18 03:03:00 | Why dont you just stay with Home, you shouldnt need pro version....it only has network functions over the home version..... | SolMiester (139) | ||
| 679674 | 2008-06-18 04:04:00 | Why dont you just stay with Home, you shouldnt need pro version....it only has network functions over the home version..... Cos I'm selling home with the comp. And as there's not much price difference in the OEM versions I decided to have a look at Pro. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 679675 | 2008-06-18 04:48:00 | If you're selling your copy XP home with your old computer you shouldn't be installing it on the new one, especially if it's an OEM version.Well you may get away with it, if the new owner of the old machine decided to do a clean install and start fresh they would almost certainly run into windows activation issues. The microsoft license is for a single pc, and generates an ID code on activation based on the hardware configuration of the machine it's installed on. I suppose if you stayed in the 30 day activation period and never actually activated it might be ok. Best to wait for the new OS though, it's always better to do a clean install over an upgrade one. For the average user pro has no real advantage over home, but no disadvantage either so whichever you choose will be fine. Apart from the network side there are a few other differences such as handling of Dynamic volumes etc. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 679676 | 2008-06-18 05:02:00 | If you're selling your copy XP home with your old computer you shouldn't be installing it on the new one, especially if it's an OEM version.Well you may get away with it, if the new owner of the old machine decided to do a clean install and start fresh they would almost certainly run into windows activation issues. The microsoft license is for a single pc, and generates an ID code on activation based on the hardware configuration of the machine it's installed on. I suppose if you stayed in the 30 day activation period and never actually activated it might be ok. Best to wait for the new OS though, it's always better to do a clean install over an upgrade one. For the average user pro has no real advantage over home, but no disadvantage either so whichever you choose will be fine. Apart from the network side there are a few other differences such as handling of Dynamic volumes etc. Christ, I was only talking about running it for 24 hours. I doubt if that would upset Lord Bill. |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 679677 | 2008-06-18 05:14:00 | Nah just wait - unless you really want to do 2 entire installs with drivers and everything.......... | pctek (84) | ||
| 679678 | 2008-06-18 05:55:00 | get a linux live CD and run it entirely from RAM... that could be fun | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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