Re: Uninstall XP Pro

Hi,

The upgrade is a one way street, so your choices are limited.

1) If the copy is legit and is no longer being used by anyone else, call in
a phone activation. Run the activation wizard and choose this option to get
the proper phone number.

2) Backup your data to CD/USB/Floppy drive, then follow the manufacturer's
instructions to do a clean installation of your original version of WinXP
Home. You could use the Files and Settings Transfer wizard to create a
backup before doing this.

3) Purchase a legal version of WinXP Pro Upgrade and do a repair
installation using the new Product Key.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Northwest Gary" <nwmbtc@.msn.com.> wrote in message
news:AE718854-5CC0-439B-8C9C-35C9454A5C89@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I had XP Home Edition on my computer and my friend gave me XP Pro - I
> installed that and after I entered the key code it told me the code is
> already used & I now have 26 days remaining to enter the code. I tried to
> restore to XP Home (using system restore) but it will not restore before
> the
> day I entered XP Pro. How do I get back to Home edition
> --
> Northwest Gary


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