Hi Ray,

you should most certainly be able to upgrade from XP Home to Pro
independently.  One question.  Do you have a floppy drive on your computer
or will you be using your hdd along with your XP CD?  Let me know if you
want me to walk you through the installation via telephone at some point or
just want written instructions.

Pratik


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Subject: [VICUG-L] Can I Upgrade from Win XP Home to XP Pro Independently?

Hello All:

I'm taking an Advanced Internet Applications class at DePaul University
in Chicago.  One requirement for the class, if I want to do programming
assignments on my home computer is that I upgrade my computer to Windows
XP Professional so I can use SQL Server 2000 and Visual Studio 2005.

I can get XP Pro free from DePaul.  I'm a Window-Eyes user and I will be
contacting GW Micro to make sure I have a version of WE which can run on
XP Pro.  What I'd like to know is can I set up an unattended
installation or in some other way, independently upgrade my XP home
machine to XP Pro?  If so, does anyone have advice on how to do it?

Many thanks,



Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician
Adaptive Technology Center
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