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[Friendly Fix-It Guy]

No. You cannot. Repair disks are usually limited to the
machine that they originally came with.

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm looking to purchase a new home PC. Most seem to come
>equipped with XP Home. I currently use XP Pro. If I
>purchase a new PC, may I override the Home version with
>the Pro version (i.e. perform a "repair" on teh new
>machine with the Pro CD)?
>
>Thansk,
>
>mucrick
>.
>

[rifleman]

In ,
Friendly Fix-It Guy > typed:
> No. You cannot. Repair disks are usually limited to the
> machine that they originally came with.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> I'm looking to purchase a new home PC. Most seem to come
>> equipped with XP Home. I currently use XP Pro. If I
>> purchase a new PC, may I override the Home version with
>> the Pro version (i.e. perform a "repair" on teh new
>> machine with the Pro CD)?
>>
>> Thansk,
>>
>> mucrick
>> .

You're confusing a "repair install" from a Win XP CD with a "restore" disk
supplied by a PC Manufacturer

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