Hi,

My friend has a Windows XP Home Edition PC which she needs to format and
re-install Windows on but she hasn't got the original CD. If I use my Windows
XP Professional CD to re-install the O/S will her XP Home Edition Product Key
work in activating Windows. If this can't work. How can I go about getting a
replacement CD with XP Home Edition on it?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Alcia

No it wont work.
You need the exact same version of win, which you dont have - we wont get
into the OEM aspect
If win was supplied with the PC, then for a replacement you would need to
contact the PC supplier/manufacturer
If the product key is on a sticker on the PC case then its 99% certain it
was supplied by the PC maker
If no disks were supplied with the PC then its likely there is a hidden
partition containg the recovery files & probably instructions on how to
create the cd's


"Alcia Loach" <Alcia (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My friend has a Windows XP Home Edition PC which she needs to format and
> re-install Windows on but she hasn't got the original CD. If I use my
> Windows
> XP Professional CD to re-install the O/S will her XP Home Edition Product
> Key
> work in activating Windows. If this can't work. How can I go about getting
> a
> replacement CD with XP Home Edition on it?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Alcia