Removing pirate windows

[Guest]

I purchased a used computer a couple of months ago for my daughters.. they
have been using it alot and have many photos and music files on it.. I
recently tried to run some checks and cleanup on it and i discovered that the
service packs were not installed. I tried to do this but it would not.
stating that the registration number of the window xp version was invalid..
After searching and talking to the previous owner. I discovered that the
original xp had been upgraded to pro corp edition with a pirated version.. I
would like to go back to the orginal version of XP ( i have the disk) How can
I do this without formatting?? there are about 8 gig of materials in my
daughters files besides what is on windows itself. too much to copy to cd's I
do not have a dvd writer. I could really use some help

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Since one cannot "downgrade" Windows XP Home Edition to
Windows XP Professional, your only solution is to purchase
a "Full Version" of Windows XP Professional and perform
a "Repair Install".

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

Reinstalling Windows XP Home Edition would require reformatting the drive.

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

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| I purchased a used computer a couple of months ago for my daughters.. they
| have been using it alot and have many photos and music files on it.. I
| recently tried to run some checks and cleanup on it and i discovered that the
| service packs were not installed. I tried to do this but it would not.
| stating that the registration number of the window xp version was invalid..
| After searching and talking to the previous owner. I discovered that the
| original xp had been upgraded to pro corp edition with a pirated version.. I
| would like to go back to the orginal version of XP ( i have the disk) How can
| I do this without formatting?? there are about 8 gig of materials in my
| daughters files besides what is on windows itself. too much to copy to cd's I
| do not have a dvd writer. I could really use some help