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Upgrade from XP Home Edition to XP Media Center Edition Frank G. 02-26-2007
Posted by Frank G. on February 26, 2007, 8:04 pm
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 I have XP Home Edition in my system but eventually, I will purchase TV Tuner
to install in tower. How can I get XP Media Center Edition?

Cheers,
FG

Posted by S.Sengupta on February 26, 2007, 8:23 pm
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 You can't upgrade from XP Home to MCE.

MCE is available :-
1]You can get it installed on a new OEM PC.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx

2]If you are an MSDN subscriber it is also available as
part of several different MSDN subscriptions.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

Frank G. wrote:

> I have XP Home Edition in my system but eventually, I will purchase TV Tuner
> to install in tower. How can I get XP Media Center Edition?
>
> Cheers,
> FG

Posted by Jaime on February 26, 2007, 9:12 pm
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or you can just buy from newegg.com (among others) for around $120.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), FL

> You can't upgrade from XP Home to MCE.
>
> MCE is available :-
> 1]You can get it installed on a new OEM PC.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx
>
> 2]If you are an MSDN subscriber it is also available as
> part of several different MSDN subscriptions.
>
> regards,
> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>
> Frank G. wrote:
>
>> I have XP Home Edition in my system but eventually, I will purchase TV
>> Tuner to install in tower. How can I get XP Media Center Edition?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> FG



Posted by Sven on February 26, 2007, 9:45 pm
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But it is still a new install...no upgrade option.

--
Sven
MVP - Mobile Devices
> or you can just buy from newegg.com (among others) for around $120.
> --
> James
> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), FL
>
>> You can't upgrade from XP Home to MCE.
>>
>> MCE is available :-
>> 1]You can get it installed on a new OEM PC.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx
>>
>> 2]If you are an MSDN subscriber it is also available as
>> part of several different MSDN subscriptions.
>>
>> regards,
>> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>
>> Frank G. wrote:
>>
>>> I have XP Home Edition in my system but eventually, I will purchase TV
>>> Tuner to install in tower. How can I get XP Media Center Edition?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> FG
>
>



Posted by Jaime on February 26, 2007, 9:59 pm
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I think S.Sengupta made that clear in the original reply.
--
James
Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), FL

> But it is still a new install...no upgrade option.
>
> --
> Sven
> MVP - Mobile Devices
>> or you can just buy from newegg.com (among others) for around $120.
>> --
>> James
>> Orlando (Goofy says "Hey!"), FL
>>
>>> You can't upgrade from XP Home to MCE.
>>>
>>> MCE is available :-
>>> 1]You can get it installed on a new OEM PC.
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx
>>>
>>> 2]If you are an MSDN subscriber it is also available as
>>> part of several different MSDN subscriptions.
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]
>>>
>>> Frank G. wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have XP Home Edition in my system but eventually, I will purchase TV
>>>> Tuner to install in tower. How can I get XP Media Center Edition?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> FG
>>
>>
>
>



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