load needed dlls for kernel

[Guest]

My other computer tells me this when I start it up. Problem is I only have a
Windows XP Professional disc. The other computer runs Windows XP Home
Edition. Could I use this disc to repair my other computer? i.e. do an
in-place installation. Or better yet could I at least load Windows XP
Professional on this computer and not lose all the files on it?

 

[Patrick Keenan]

My other computer tells me this when I start it up. Problem is I only have
a
Windows XP Professional disc. The other computer runs Windows XP Home
Edition. Could I use this disc to repair my other computer? i.e. do an
in-place installation. Or better yet could I at least load Windows XP
Professional on this computer and not lose all the files on it?

Sorry, you can't do a repair install on Home with a Pro CD or on Pro with a
Home CD. You *can* use the recovery console, though, but this has some
limits.

So, you'll need to find an appropriate Home CD to do the repair with if the
recovery console doesn't let you fix it. *if* there is an i386 folder on
the hard disk, you might be able to boot to the recovery console and run
winnt.exe from that folder to start the setup for a repair install.

The Pro CD may let you do an upgrade install, but you will need an
appropriate license key. You'll probably need the Home install key for the
Home repair install. Hopefully, the COA is on the case and has this.

If what you need to do is simply recover the files, shut down both machines
and move the hard disk from the other one and add it as an additional drive
in your Pro machine. Then just copy all the files from the old drive to
anywhere there is sufficient space on your Pro machine.

Then, you can do whatever is best for that drive (for example, wipe it and
start over) and simply copy the needed data back.

HTH
-pk

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You cannot use a Windows XP Professional CD to perform a
repair install on a system running Windows XP Home Edition.
You would need the original XP Home CD. Also, you cannot
install Windows XP Pro on another computer unless you purchase
a new license (Product Key) since Product Activation will not permit
activation on a different computer using the same Product Key.

How to replace lost, broken, or missing Microsoft software or hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[ln];326246

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

If you already have a retail copy of Windows XP, you can obtain
additional licenses for another computer or laptop by visiting the
following Microsoft Web site:
http://shop.microsoft.com/special/wal/walinfo.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| My other computer tells me this when I start it up. Problem is I only have a
| Windows XP Professional disc. The other computer runs Windows XP Home
| Edition. Could I use this disc to repair my other computer? i.e. do an
| in-place installation. Or better yet could I at least load Windows XP
| Professional on this computer and not lose all the files on it?

 

[Guest]

I have a microsoft license, so all I have to do is go on campus and buy
another copy of Windows for a significantly less price. If I install
Professional on this computer will it fix the problem and let me use it?

 

[Rock]

My other computer tells me this when I start it up. Problem is I only have a
Windows XP Professional disc. The other computer runs Windows XP Home
Edition. Could I use this disc to repair my other computer? i.e. do an
in-place installation. Or better yet could I at least load Windows XP
Professional on this computer and not lose all the files on it?

Borrow an XP Home CD of the same type as you have. If yours is a retail
version, borrow one of that, or generic OEM or OEM from a computer
manufacturer like Dell or Gateway. CDs for OS's of the same type are
interchangeable. Use your XP Home CD key to do the repair install.

Is this the error you get?
Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of an Error in...
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326671

 

[Guest]

I dont have an XP home CD. I dont have anywhere to get one from. Everyone I
know has XP professional. That's why I asked if I installed it, XP
professional, would I be able to use the computer. I have nowhere to even
borrow a disc from. I only got a recovery disc from the manufacturer and
that's going to erase my whole hard drive. I have things on there that are
not backed up.

Thanks

 

[Malke]

I dont have an XP home CD. I dont have anywhere to get one from.
Everyone I know has XP professional. That's why I asked if I installed
it, XP professional, would I be able to use the computer. I have
nowhere to even borrow a disc from. I only got a recovery disc from
the manufacturer and that's going to erase my whole hard drive. I have
things on there that are not backed up.

No, this will not work. You need to have a version that matches what you
have installed. There are ways to back up your data even if you can't
get into Windows. Whether you can do this or not depends on your skill
level and the tools you have available. Some methods:

1. Slave the hard drive in a working XP machine and copy the data off
from the working XP installation.

2. Boot with Knoppix, a Linux distro that runs from cd. You will need a
computer with two cd drives, one of which is a cd/dvd-rw OR a usb thumb
drive with enough capacity to hold your data. To get Knoppix, you need
a computer with a fast Internet connection and third-party burning
software. Download the Knoppix .iso from www.knoppix.net and create
your bootable cd. Then boot with it and it will be able to see the
Windows files. If you are using the usb thumb drive, right-click on its
icon (on the Desktop) to get its properties and uncheck the box that
says "Read Only". Then click on it to open it. Note that the default
mouse action in the window manager used by Knoppix (KDE) is a single
click to open instead of the traditional MS Windows' double-click.
Otherwise, use the K3b burning program to burn the files to cd/dvd-r's.

If you can't do either of the above data recovery methods, take your
machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local
equivalent of BigStoreUSA). They will be able to retrieve your data,
show you how to back up for the future, and reinstall Windows with your
recovery disk if you desire.

Malke