windows xp professional--adding new external hard drive

From: Gerald D. Pine (gdpine_at_pacbell.net)
Date: 05/31/04 

Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 21:01:50 -0700

I installed a new external usb hard drive on a sony pcg
srx99 laptop computer. The next time I rebooted I got a
message "Error loading operating system." I have been
unable to get beyond this error message. Is this a product
activation issue?

I decided to try to reinstall windows xp, but my version is
an upgrade version, so that I am asked for a cd with the
full version on it. My computer came with Windows XP home
on manufacturer oem cds, and the disk I am trying to
install from is the Windows XP Professional upgrade cd. I
really don't want to go back and install the Windows XP
Home edition and then do the upgrade again. Am I screwed
here? Or is this a totally different problem?

Any suggestions?

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