Re: Someone please help

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From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 20:07:34 -0500

Just noticed that your friend gave you an XP Pro CD and you
bought (or were thinking about buying) an XP Home upgrade.
To do the repair install you must use the same version, home
or pro. If Pro is installed you must buy an XP Pro upgrade
CD to do the repair install.

"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message news:OBMgtmTlEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
| Just do a repair install with your CD and use the product
| key that you paid for.
| see
|
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315341&ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341
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| "terrie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
| message news:042b01c49537$1cfa92a0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
|| Until this past weekend I ran my computer on Windows 98.
|| A friend gave me XP Professional to try, so I loaded it,
|| liked it, and went to Office Max the next day to buy my
|| own. The salesman said I would have to reinstall 98, but
|| I only needed to buy the $99 upgrade package of XP Home,
|| not the total package. 98 will not reinstall on my PC and
|| the upgrade won't run because it's already there. I'm not
|| sure what the heck to do now. I keep getting a message
|| telling me I've got 28 days to activate and can't
|| activate the program I loaded because it's not mine, nor
|| can I load what I bought. Can anybody help?????????
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