Switching from XP home to pro

I know this is a very basic question, but here goes:

I have an HP desktop that came with XP home installed. I have used it for a
year, but now want to switch to XP PRO. Can I simply put in the PRO discs,
or is it more complicated than that--do i have to reformat or anything? (and
will I lose information--music, ppts, word docs, emails--when I do it?)
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Thanks,
s

PLEASE do it from scratch. Back up everything! Documents, address books,
music, pictures, EVERYTHING. Reformat your system and start from a bare
system.

I've heard so many people complain that they just upgraded over their
existing OS and had various problems. You don't need the aggravation.
--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Publisher


"swear" wrote:

I know this is a very basic question, but here goes:

I have an HP desktop that came with XP home installed. I have used it for a
year, but now want to switch to XP PRO. Can I simply put in the PRO discs,
or is it more complicated than that--do i have to reformat or anything? (and
will I lose information--music, ppts, word docs, emails--when I do it?)
--
Thanks,
s