Re: Can I go back to regular Windows XP?

or if the laptop originally had XP Pro loaded, then there may be a MS sticker on the laptop with a Windows XP Pro setup code.
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Orlando (Goofy says "Hey"), Florida

"David B." <brooks.dj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:u3QrU5MQIHA.280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have heard, (not tried it), that you can use an XP Pro install disk with your MCE product key and it will install fine (MCE is a subset of XP Pro), it would have to be the OEM version. Maybe you can borrow or acquire an XP Pro OEM CD and try that.

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"Malia" <Malia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:A227F394-F017-4D99-8A68-2DA2083D488F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I just got off the phone again with Toshiba. He said the recover disc set
sent back with new mother board computer is MCE. So even if I went back to
factory settings using it, I'd still be back in the same boat. They don't
have recover discs for this computer except with MCE. He said I could buy
regular XP retail and then download drivers from Toshiba site. This is
getting to be expensive as well as a royal pain!

I do have a retail XP Home Edition SP1 I bought when I upgraded from ME
years ago. But since it's an upgrade, doesn't that mean I can't use it in
this circumstance since I don't have a previous OS except MCE? I'm getting
more and more confused and can't believe there seems to be no real solution
except buying more and more expensive stuff!

Any other suggestions or comments?

Thanks again for the help here!
Malia

"David B." wrote:

If it is in fact a compatibility issue with MCE, your only option is to run
your recover set and put the original OS back on it, you cannot uninstall
Media Center from Windows Media Center.

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"Malia" <Malia@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've been posting about my problems getting my boss' dictation files > (DSS
> format) to open since I got my Toshiba Qosmio back after they replaced > the
> system board. It came back with the Media Center Edition installed -
> before
> that it had regular XP and I had no problem then. After trying > numerous
> installs/uninstalls, and many days of hair pulling trying to find
> solution, I
> finally came to believe it was an incompatibility issue with the Media
> Center
> Edition, because even conversion programs that said they could turn > DSS
> into
> Wav files wouldn't work, but Toshiba tech acted like I was nuts for
> thinking
> that.
>
> After posting here (with no luck) and talking with various techs about > the
> issue, I heard back from Olympus (his dictation machine maker) and > they
> said
> "Windows XP Media Center Edition does not support any of the Olympus
> software
> program. The difficulties you have might be cause by incompatibility > of
> your
> current software and the operating system too."
>
> I bought this computer used and didn't really care about the media
> capabilities, so I'd like to know if I can go back to using regular
> Windows
> XP. I have the repair disk from my other Toshiba with that OS, but am
> hesitant to use it in case I create more problems than I already had.
> This
> mess all started with my older computer crashing, so I just don't need > any
> more glitches.
>
> I really hate the idea of having to reformat and start all over > installing
> programs again, but I've just got to get this computer working with > the
> DSS
> files so I can transcribe them. I would really appreciate any > suggestions
> or
> help you guys might have.
>
> Many thanks,
> Malia
>
>




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