Repair install query

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My son has just rung to say his PC (XP Home) will no longer boot - possible
HD failure.
My query is can I try and do a repair install with XP PRO to try and get it
up and running to access and copy off important data?
Also, if you try to run XP Pro over XP Home, is it classed as an upgrade -
or what happens?
 
Hi

If you try and boot the PC with an XP Pro CD, it will think that you are
trying to install an upgrade. You will need the original XP Home Edition CD
to perform a Repair Install - depending on which kind of CD that is.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| My son has just rung to say his PC (XP Home) will no longer boot -
possible
| HD failure.
| My query is can I try and do a repair install with XP PRO to try and get
it
| up and running to access and copy off important data?
| Also, if you try to run XP Pro over XP Home, is it classed as an upgrade -
| or what happens?
|
| --
| johnf
|
|
 
Sorry, I forgot to mention that he wasn't supplied with a CD, OEM or
otherwise as I think his system was supplied as part of his work package, so
possibly just doing an upgrade will be the best way to go towards data
recovery?
 
Hi

Yes, you can use an XP Pro CD - Upgrade or Full Retail version - to upgrade
Home Edition.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Sorry, I forgot to mention that he wasn't supplied with a CD, OEM or
| otherwise as I think his system was supplied as part of his work package,
so
| possibly just doing an upgrade will be the best way to go towards data
| recovery?
|
| --
| johnf
|
| > Hi
| >
| > If you try and boot the PC with an XP Pro CD, it will think that you are
| > trying to install an upgrade. You will need the original XP Home
| > Edition CD to perform a Repair Install - depending on which kind of CD
| > that is.
| >
| > --
| >
| > Will Denny
| > MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
| >
| >
| > | >> My son has just rung to say his PC (XP Home) will no longer boot -
| >> possible HD failure.
| >> My query is can I try and do a repair install with XP PRO to try and
| >> get it up and running to access and copy off important data?
| >> Also, if you try to run XP Pro over XP Home, is it classed as an
| >> upgrade - or what happens?
| >>
| >> --
| >> johnf
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
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