Okay, Al, many thanks again.
Cheers,
Chris
"Sooner Al [MVP]" <SoonerAl@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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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>
> Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows - Desktop User Experience)
>
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> "ChrisOfTheOT" <NoSpam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eLLF18TKJHA.1156@xxxxxx Quote:
>>
>> 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
>>