Re: Two OS

[William Gower]

Nothing in life comes for free. Mistake #1. Reinstall everything from
scratch.

"Randall" > wrote in message
...
> Hey folks I need a bit of help. I have window XPhome, in the summer I was
at a site that offered a free upgrade to Pro, unfortunately during the
update the install went wrong and did a partial install. I now have both OS
and it's causing problems, some driver files are shared, some aren't parts
of programs are broken and divided. I just want to go back to my original
XP home. what do I need to do?
> (it took away my revert points as well)
> Help appreciated!

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Randall,

Chances are great that the aborted upgrade attempt has corrupted your system
completely. I would attempt to do a repair installation of the WinXP Home
system.

Follow these steps to do a repair install which should preserve your data,
settings, and programs:

1. Insert the Windows XP CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM
drive.
2. Restart your computer. If you have to, change the BIOS settings to start
from
the CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart your computer again.
3. At the "Welcome to Setup" page, press ENTER.
4. Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.
5. Use the arrow keys to select the installation of Windows XP that you want
to
repair, and then press R to start the automatic repair process.
6. When Setup is completed, activate Windows XP.

Note that you will need your Product Key for this procedure, so have it
handy before you begin.

There is no free ride, as you now know. The site offering the upgrade was
probably illegal, and the version they offered may have been full of bugs,
viruses, or other spyware.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Randall" > wrote in message
...
> Hey folks I need a bit of help. I have window XPhome, in the summer I was
at a site that offered a free upgrade to Pro, unfortunately during the
update the install went wrong and did a partial install. I now have both OS
and it's causing problems, some driver files are shared, some aren't parts
of programs are broken and divided. I just want to go back to my original
XP home. what do I need to do?
> (it took away my revert points as well)
> Help appreciated!