>
>Be sure you have the XP Home CD before you do any formatting.  Most versions of 
that 
>CD will usually give you the option of reformatting the drive along the way--if 
not, 
>get a system CD from a software dealer (often they will loan one to you, especially 
>if they sold you the operating sytem CD).  There is also an fdisk command you can 
>type in at the command prompt, but if you're the novice you say you are I'd recommend 
>you avoid using it as it can open up a can of worms, especially when XP is involved.
>
>Before doing any of this, though, consider this: If your XP Pro is running properly, 
>and if you have any appreciable installed applications you'd hate to lose [formatting 
>essentially erases everything on the drive], think about purchasing a license for 
>the XP Pro.  The Professional Edition is far superior to the Home Edition, especially 
>if you expect to do any network-oriented work.
>
>Don't apologize for being a novice; everyone starts out that way!  And this is a 
>good site for you to raise any questions such as this.  There are a lot of knowledgable 
>people here who will be glad to help out (plus a few pains in the you-know-what, 
>but they're in the minority and don't tend to last long).
>
>Finally, congratulations on your concern about the bootlegged XP.  You're already 
>a better expert than many when you realize that soon no one will bother to put out 
>quality products if something isn't done about that problem!  
>






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re: installing win xp home over xp pro (Duncan D. Robertson: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 12:16 pm)


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re: installing win xp home over xp pro (Duncan D. Robertson: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 1:00 pm)
re: installing win xp home over xp pro (Crash Override: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 1:03 pm)

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