Chris,
No there is no upgrade path from XP to Windows Home Server simply because
your going from a workstation type OS to server type OS. WHS is very easy to
setup and use though. Just check out the forums I pointed you to if you have
any issues.
Good luck and glad we could help...
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"ChrisOfTheOT" <NoSpam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Al - that sounds pretty much perfect. I looked at WHS on Amazon and it was
> £100. With the hard drive - £80ish - we're looking at around about the
> same cost as the Freecom network drive, so it's all in the same ballpark.
> (Unless there is some sort of deal for upgrading XP Home to WHS, or
> similar. I actually have an unused copy of XP Pro. so maybe I could go
> that way...)
>
> And many thanks for the WHS pdf link - that's just what I need. I'll have
> a read and if I get stuck, I'll let you know. (The word 'server' is still
> rather scary!)
>
> Anyway, thank you gents. I hadn't expected to get help from two (two!)
> MVPs in the same thread. You're a top bunch - thank you again.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>