XP Pro and Home Compatibility

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Shawman

Hi!
I am running Windows XP Pro on a Toshiba Satellite Pro
6100, and only have the restart disks for my computer
(meaning if i use them to fix my problem i will lose the
contents of my hard drive). My sister has the CDs for
Windows XP Home, and i was wondering if pro and home are
similar enough for home to repair the file that is
missing on my computer. When i booted from the home cd, i
didn't get any prompt screens and it went to a windows
set-up blue screen where it looked like it started to
download drivers. I wasn't sure if the repair prompt was
supposed to come after that or not but i didn't want
anything to happen to my files so i stopped whatever was
happening and ejected the Home CD. Can anyone tell me if
it's ok to use home to fix pro? Thanks!!
 
No, you cannot use a Windows XP Home Edition CD to repair
a Windows XP Professional installation. Contact Toshiba support
for help with your issue.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Hi!
| I am running Windows XP Pro on a Toshiba Satellite Pro
| 6100, and only have the restart disks for my computer
| (meaning if i use them to fix my problem i will lose the
| contents of my hard drive). My sister has the CDs for
| Windows XP Home, and i was wondering if pro and home are
| similar enough for home to repair the file that is
| missing on my computer. When i booted from the home cd, i
| didn't get any prompt screens and it went to a windows
| set-up blue screen where it looked like it started to
| download drivers. I wasn't sure if the repair prompt was
| supposed to come after that or not but i didn't want
| anything to happen to my files so i stopped whatever was
| happening and ejected the Home CD. Can anyone tell me if
| it's ok to use home to fix pro? Thanks!!
 
-----Original Message-----
No, you cannot use a Windows XP Home Edition CD to repair
a Windows XP Professional installation. Contact Toshiba support
for help with your issue.
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What about visa versa? For example, Can you use an XP Pro
cd to repair the master boot record on an XP Home system?
 
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