"Stimp" <ren@spumco.com> wrote in message 
news:slrne88995.i5d.ren@carbon.redbrick.dcu.ie...
>I want to upgrade my Satellite laptop's OS from XP Home (the default
> version that came with the machine) to XP Pro.
>
> Can I just run standard upgrade software, or do I need a
> machine-specific upgrade (so that I don't overwrite the native drivers
> or Toshiba-specific software)?
>

I upgraded my Satellite A30 from the standard install to XP Pro using the 
upgrade route without any problems. All my software and drivers worked 
without a hitch, this was after I'd been using my laptop for some months and 
had been running regular updates.

Recently my hard disk died and I was forced to the procedure again, 
unfortunately it did not work and was due to (I suspect) the graphics 
drivers installed with the recovery disks. Even more annoying was that I 
only had an upgrade CD for XP Pro, when I tried a clean install I could not 
verify against the recovery disk (good job I have an XP Home disk for my 
kids pc too!)

So good luck and beware! Clean install is the way to go - but make sure you 
have a disk you can validate against.

Andy_D