hard disk failure

Hi my hard disk with Windows XP Home on it failed so I bought a new hard
disk. The problem is that I do not have a cd-rom with Windows XP home on it
as the computer had a restore partition.

I have a cd-rom with Windows XP Pro but I cannot use the windows key that I
have stuck on my computer as it is for Windows XP Home. Luckily I have a
back up of all my files and programs I just do not have a copy of Windows XP
home.

Is there a way so that I can use my Windows XP Home key with a Windows XP
Pro cd-rom as I get an incorrect key message. Possibly because the Windows
XP Home is an OEM version and the version of XP Pro is not, but I do not
even have a key for the XP Pro version as I borrowed it from a friend who
has bought a new computer with Vista and dispossed of the old one but kept
the Windows XP Pro cd-rom. Also the manufacturer of my computer has closed
down so I cannot even get a cd-rom from them.

Thanks for any suggestions, Tracy


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