XP Help (Will This Work?)

[SrBrunox]

I am currently running XP Home with SP2. Can I install XP Pro and switch over all of my windows information from XP Home? Like codecs, installed programs...etc. I dont want to have to reinstall everything because I would like to eventually delete XP Home and just have XP Pro. Any ideas (besides reinstalling everything)?

[hawkburn]

You can't upgrade from XP Home to XP pro. Just not possible. Someone might have some ideas though.

[moneoa]

You can't upgrade from XP Home to XP pro. Just not possible. Someone might have some ideas though.
Are you sure Hawkburn?
for some reason I thought it was possible.
They are the same OS with some extras with Pro.
You can upgrade to pro but you cannot go back to home.
I know that for sure.

[wonderboy2005]

I just checked MS's site - a Home user can upgrade to Pro.

[moneoa]

I just checked MS's site - a Home user can upgrade to Pro.
I had figured....., SrBrunox all you have to do is slap in the pro CD and choose upgrade and it will keep all your settings intact (theoretically).

Once you go Pro though as far as I know there is no way back to home unless you clean install

[SrBrunox]

k, here i go....

[SrBrunox]

Score.....worked, thanks

[DillingerOZ]

This is pretty much useless to you now but to anyone who is thinking about doing the same thing and still has doubts, it worked fine for me also.