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Hi guys, apologies if this has been answered a million times already
I have a PC running XP home edition.
It is plugged into an LCD TV and is pretty much used for watching movies and listening to music.
I control it using the Logitech DiNovo remote keyboard.
This keyboard is well set up for MCE and would be much easier to use arrows rather than a mouse cursor.
Is it possible to upgrade from XP Home to XP MCE.
If so, is it possible to do it without reformatting or losing any data.
If not, is it pssible to run MCE as an add on just to control movies and music?
Not really, unless you have data on separate partition as I do.
There is no upgrade path from XP to MCE 2005. And seriously I would not recommend to do so Clean install is the best.
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I echo Vlad's comments Jacke. Move the data elsewhere (even if temporarily) and start over.
An alternative is to skip MCE and use other software like XBMC (I think theres a windows build now) or Mediaportal. I'd recommend MCE if your looking at live TV.
I have used the program linked below to downgrade from XP pro to Home without rebuilding from scratch but not sure if it has an XPMCE option.
link removed due to potential software licensing infringement
You'll need an XPMCE CD and key for both options (rebuild or product suite change).
couple of posts needed to be edited here. Downgrading a MS os without going through MS channels is something that displeases MS and is illegal at worst, questionable at best and a program that can convert XP to MCE definetly is not legal.
Lets look at upgrade paths or alternatives to MCE or vista
Ouch. Didn't think that app was piracy. It changes the internal product suite option on an installation. You must then reboot with an original CD of the product you have changed it to, run the repair option and then enter a valid licence key. If you don't you've just tanked your installation.
I've used it because a local PC store reloaded a relatives PC with Pro (and her PC was licenced for Home). Saved a full reinstall and everything worked fine afterwards.
Point here is that the person already has a copy of XPMCE.
Correct me if I'm wrong ExtremePC (based on your last post I'm sure you will) the site had no direct link to download pirated software.
My aim here was to help... I saw that the site required a XPMCE CD so I thought that it was enough to cover off that a customer had purchased copies of both operating systems. I don't think Microsoft gives a toss if you stuff around with licences for home users, so long as you have paid for the product and that you have the correct number/s of products or each version installed.
Guys I know you were just trying to help,no issue there and I am sure the OP is happy , but
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PC with Pro (and her PC was licenced for Home)
This is definetly illegal as there was a significant price difference between XP pro and home, features only available to one and not the other. Every month I get a letter from Microsoft (as an MCP) telling me who they have fined, taken to court etc and you would be suprised how many of these are to do with licensing, the shops concerned (some are qutie well known) and the out of court sums .
scott yours is the same situation, legally you cannot make your license anything more than what you have paid for without paying MS again.
Agreed that in terms of the original request that someone can't simply go from home to MCE without paying for a copy of MCE.
My point however is that if I paid of xp home, am currently running it, and have purchased an oem copy of xpmce and then want to convert xp home to xpmce then I don't think MS would be concerned, as long as I'm not running the same xpmce on another machine.
In this situation, only 1 OS is running (home converted to MCE) but 2 products have been purchased by the customer.
I highly doubt there has been (or ever will be) a court case raised my Microsoft against a customer for this.
Guys I know you were just trying to help,no issue there and I am sure the OP is happy , but
This is definetly illegal as there was a significant price difference between XP pro and home, features only available to one and not the other. Every month I get a letter from Microsoft (as an MCP) telling me who they have fined, taken to court etc and you would be suprised how many of these are to do with licensing, the shops concerned (some are qutie well known) and the out of court sums .
scott yours is the same situation, legally you cannot make your license anything more than what you have paid for without paying MS again.
Didn't mean to cause a fuss Simbot. Agreed re: piracy etc. Happy to have the link removed because of this.
Just pointing out that I used the software to correct an illegal situation, not cause one. The local PC store had loaded XP Pro when the relatives PC was only licensed for XP Home. A few months later they asked me to check out why WGA had kicked in. The average user doesn't really notice a difference unless they look for it (ie: names etc) as the look and feel is similar.
The util allowed me to fix the licensing and product suite without a re-install. But I used the legitimate XP Home CD and key that came with the PC when doing the repair install process.
