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win xp professional sp3 upgrade question

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Hello All:

I currently run True Image Home 11.0 on a Windows xp professional sp3 computer. The program has (mostly) been reliable and (on two occasions) a life-saver.

The Acronis website states as follows with respect to system requirements for True Image Home 2011:

>>Supported operating systems . . . Windows XP Professional (X32/X64, _SP2_)<< [emphasis mine]

I this intended to _exclude_ SP3?

If this is not the intent, I would appreciate any comments relating to the merits of upgrading vs. staying where I am.

TIA

Duncan

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Duncan,

If you have a working backup, most importantly a working recovery CD that you can use to revover, and don't intend to change/add more recent hardware, upgrading is not a necessity.

If you consider upgrading your OS, or adding GPT disks (with partitions more than 2TB big), Sata 3, eSata or USB3.0 add-on cards, for example, you will need at least the 2010 version.

Typically Service Pack don't change the compatibility list for programs, except very few exceptions.

Oh. Now I found it ( After google led you to http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/index.html, and there is apparently no such words on the page, click on 'resource' tab and then on (?)FAQ link that will open yet anothe hidden DIV block) -
What operating systems does Acronis True Image Home 2011 support?
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Windows XP Home Edition (X32, SP3)
Windows XP Professional (32- and 64-bit / SP2)

What are the minimum system requirements?
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Windows XP Home Edition (X32/X64, SP3)
Windows XP Professional (X32 SP3, X64 SP2)

Must be a typo - not only there is no such thing as "home edition X64" and/or "Home edition X64 SP3), but in userguide for Home 2011 it's stated that on XP the latest SP is required, so for 32-bit it's SP3, for 64-bit it's SP2.