Upgrade to XP Pro from XP Home

[vfactor]

Hello,

I want to upgrade my XP Home to XP Pro - is there anything special I should do? Is it fine if i install over the home copy - will their be duplicate files created? Also, will my programs function normally or will I need to reinstall them? Since I have bought a Dell, will the Dell related files be gone - for example, when my pc boots up, I see the dell logo, will it be the same when I upgrade to Pro?

Thanks in advance

 

[jcmkk]

I've never done it, but it will probably ask you if you wish to upgrade. It should just copy over the files that you don't have. The Dell logo is in the bios, it doesn't have anything to do with your OS.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Dell logo is in the bios

That's interesting, no wonder I can't get rid of it from my laptop

 

[jcmkk]

If it is an award bios then it is fairly easy to change. AMI bios are a little more tricky. Here is a link to an article on changing your logo with an award bios.

 

[mengzi]

Do it ,you will know

 

[broadwayblue]

so, was it an easy upgrade? i just got my dell yesterday (came with xp home) and i want to upgrade to my copy of xp pro i got from the microsoft go live deal. are there any problems putting it over home? thanks!

 

[vfactor]

I just upgraded 2 days ago from xp home to xp pro - very smooth - basically I selected not the upgrade option, but the one where it would delete xp home...and then install xp pro - a clean installation. All I had to do after that, was reinstall the drivers for most of the hardware, which was conveniently on a Dell Drivers CD