Originally Posted by Gurm

The differences between Home and Pro are nonexistant for the average user. Pro supports SMP, which your friend doesn't have. It supports Domains, which he isn't part of. And it supports more networking options he won't use.


So yes. Here's the order:

1. Backup. THIS IS IMPORTANT.
2. Boot the XP CD.
3. Tell it to reformat the hard drive using NTFS.
4. While you wait, do a ju-ju dance and ritually burn/deface/spit on the Windows ME disc.