I see.  That's often the problem with pirated software.  At this point I'd say that, 
if you really want to stay with the Home Edition, you need to buy another Home CD 
or a license for it; your restore CD may also have formatting capabilities, but you 
probably need the full-blown system CD.

But if you really want to set up a home network, believe me, the Home Edition is 
no comparision to the Pro Edition.  Pro is a little more expensive, but far less 
frustrating!  Part of your current problem would be that you're trying to do it using 
the Home Edition.  By the way, you would only need one complete Pro license; just 
an upgrade license would cover replacing the Home on the other computer. 






On Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 12:42 pm, bernard hedgepeth wrote:
>Thanks Mr.D the xp home on my other system is the one that works fine.It's the used 
>system that is the problem.the used sys. uses xp pro. I want to set up a home network 
>that is why I want to go to xp home.We have tried to set it up but that is not possible 
>.The used sys. will not let us go beyond the log in screen.(I see that my wife posted 
>also) I have a xp home restore disc from my other sys. I am not sure if I can use 
>it before I purchase a lic. from MS. What else can I do? 
>
>

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