Can I re-install XP Pro Upgrade Without Original WinME Discs?

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I'm having the same problem with 100% CPU usage of
explorer.exe. I remember installing a program I
downloaded off the Internet. Within hours, I noticed a
significant slowdown in my PCs performance. Then I found
a few programs that had the name "explorer" in them. So
I guess it overwrote my original explorer.exe file, and
now is a Trojan horse than none of the virus checkers can
find, including McAfee, Spybot, Adaware, or HijackThis.

Can I re-install WinXP Pro UPGRADE without having my
original WinME discs?
 
I'm having the same problem with 100% CPU usage of
explorer.exe. I remember installing a program I
downloaded off the Internet. Within hours, I noticed a
significant slowdown in my PCs performance. Then I found
a few programs that had the name "explorer" in them. So
I guess it overwrote my original explorer.exe file, and
now is a Trojan horse than none of the virus checkers can
find, including McAfee, Spybot, Adaware, or HijackThis.

Can I re-install WinXP Pro UPGRADE without having my
original WinME discs?
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No. But if you have Windows 98SE, Windows 98, or Windows 95 disks you will
be able to use the XP upgrade.

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Donald said:
No. But if you have Windows 98SE, Windows 98, or Windows 95 disks
you will be able to use the XP upgrade.
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Also, if you have a backup copy of your WinME disk, it will be sufficient to
provide proof of license ownership.

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