# Upgrading to XP Professional

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-xp-professional/410684
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [July 6, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-xp-professional/410684 "2007-07-06T02:46:33Z")
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### Author: ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-xp-professional/410684/1 "2007-07-06T02:46:33Z")

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Is it possible to “upgrade” from XP Media Edition 2005 to XP Professional? I mean, without having to newly install a whole version of XP Pro.

Thanks in advance.

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### Author: ![Number](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/number/32/242_2.png) [@Number](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Number)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-to-xp-professional/410684/2 "2007-07-06T04:31:28Z")

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[No](http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/matrix.mspx).