14 DAY TRIAL // Are you the owner of a Windows Home Edition which doesn't suit your needs anymore and you would like to switch to the Pro version without investing any money? No problem.
According to the German C'T computer magazine, all you have to do is change 2 bytes from the file setupreg.hiv which can be found in Windows's XP Home kit. In this way, you will have access to certain functions, such as 'Remote Desktop', 'User management' and benefit from enhanced security features.
However, if you do this, you won't be able to install Service Pack 2 and considering the countless security problems it solves, maybe it would be best to just purchase the Pro Edition of the system.
Leaving the technicalities aside, let's analyze for a moment Microsoft's policy. For a certain amount of money, Bill Gates offers you a vulnerable operating system stripped of several features. Pay a few dollars more, and you get the same operating system, theoretically harder to hack (and I emphasize theoretically) which is added the missing features.
And all that Microsoft has to do is change the install kit. You have to admit it's absolutely brilliant.