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XP to PRO without losing
Name: dssrulzz Date: February 16, 2004 at 18:24:00 Pacific OS: XP home CPU/Ram: 512 of ram
Comment:
Is there anyway to upgrade from XP HOME to PRO without dumping all the stored files?
Name: chrisman7 (by chrisman.7) Date: February 16, 2004 at 19:16:01 Pacific
Reply:
there may be an upgrade you can buy
i believe that when you install xp it reformats the hd to its needs
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Response Number 2
Name: chrisman7 (by chrisman.7) Date: February 16, 2004 at 19:29:03 Pacific
Reply:
there is an upgrade from home to pro i didn't shop around. but i saw one price at $158 i would think that this upgrade would allow you to keep your files you can also just backup your important data to disk or another hd and clean install xp pro if it is more economical
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Response Number 3
Name: dssrulzz Date: February 16, 2004 at 19:32:05 Pacific
Reply:
I already have the PRO version - I attemptted to run it and saw what looked like I was about loose everything previously installed (so I reluctant to proceed without advice)if I continue.
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