XP Home upgrade to professional

[Steve/Exeter]

I have just been given an upgrade disc for Xp home to upgrade to Xp professionall .

Does anybody know of any issues that I may encounter before I upgrade (or is upgrading realy worth the hassle)

Steve

[series_3]

Its Not Worth The Hassle

IIRC, the differences between home and pro are very little,
the one main difference is that pro supports multi-processor systems

Stick With Home, Saves All The Hassle Of Upgrading

[TheGurkha]

If it isn't broken, don't fix it. I've never yet seen a Microsoft upgrade that worked 100% (and I've been unlucky enoug to have to work with it professionally for over 12 years).

[shrek]

I use xp home on the "home" laptop and xp professional on the "work" laptop because thats what they came with.

I run the same applications, software and hardware.

I've never come across any noticable differences or problems with compatability.

[jjsaul]

i use xp pro but havnt noticed any differences between home and pro

[Newsreader]

When I specced this PC last year I chose Home cos it was a *lot* cheaper than Pro IIRC. Pro had one thing I would have liked but which wasn't essential for me ... can't remember what it was now though :p

[jjsaul]

When I specced this PC last year I chose Home cos it was a *lot* cheaper than Pro IIRC. Pro had one thing I would have liked but which wasn't essential for me ... can't remember what it was now though :p

depends how much you are paying :D

[Slime101]

The main difference is the networking capabilities of the two, Home isnt designed for networking where as pro is.

Personally i only use pro - and thse days i only use a legit version too :eek: