Turning Windows XP Home Edition into Professional

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April 9th, 2002, 08:57 PM

Megalon

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Turning Windows XP Home Edition into Professional

Im wondering if anybody knows of a way to turn Windows XP Home Edition into a professional version? Currently I have an original Home Edition and the extra I386 folder files from professional to work from.

I should add that this is not for any illegal purposes or to be distributed. I am only curious about the real differences between HE an PRO.

Any Ideas?

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April 10th, 2002, 01:48 AM

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I don't think you can turn it to XP Pro with that folder and Pro files.. there are stuff that Pro has, such as better networking capabilities and securities, I dunno the details.. but I think those stuff are in the coding of the XP software that's more spread around, and not from that folder.

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April 16th, 2002, 01:14 AM

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Yes, you can "turn" WinXP Home into WinXP Pro. It lies in the registry. I can't tell you anymore.

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