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In news:eSE7VmenFHA.3564@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
BigK <bigk@bellsouth.com> typed:
> "Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
> news:e1BMVWenFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> You can normally upgrade XP Home with the standard XP Pro
>> upgrade
>> retail kit. However, please note that after the upgrade, both
>> the
>> Home and Pro licences are tied together.
>
> What does this mean ... "tied together".
It means that the Home license is not freed up and available to
be installed on another computer. You end up with one license,
not two.
An Upgrade license is not a standalone license like a Full
version license, and that's why it's cheaper. If you bought a
Full version (with which you can also do an upgrade) you would
have two licenses and can have two installations on two computers
(or sell or give away the Home license).
Also note as an aside, that an OEM version can not do upgrades at
all and has to be clean installed. I mention this because many
people confuse OEM versions with Full versions.
> I am guessing that it means that if I don't like Pro and want
> to go
> back to Home, then I would have to somehow transfer the license
> or
> that I could not transfer it because in effect I would only
> have one
> license even though I bought two copies of Windows.
Note a couple of things:
1. If you like XP Home, there's nothing about XP Professional to
not like. They are the same except that there are additional
features in Home. If you don't use those features, they are
essentially identical and can't be told apart.
2. If by "want to go back to Home," you mean to uninstall the
upgrade and revert back to the previous installation of Home, be
aware that you will *not* be able to this. Downgrades aren't
supported and the only way to back to Home is by clean installing
it.
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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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