Can I revert back to XP Home from Pro without losing insta..

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A friend thought he would do me a 'favour' whilst fixing my PC by installing
a pirate copy of XP Pro over my original version of XP Home & SP1. Can I
revert to Home without losing programs/documents installed since, and how do
I do it? I have the original instalation disc.

 

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You can only return to Windows XP Home Edition by
reformatting your drive and perform a "clean install"
of Windows XP Home. Afterward, you'll have to reinstall
all your programs.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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"teepot" wrote:

| A friend thought he would do me a 'favour' whilst fixing my PC by installing
| a pirate copy of XP Pro over my original version of XP Home & SP1. Can I
| revert to Home without losing programs/documents installed since, and how do
| I do it? I have the original instalation disc.