AFAIK it is clean install time...
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| Author: | trigen_killer [ Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Idiot has installed unlicensed XP Pro- How to fix? |
A mate of mine had an idiot in to look at his computer and he installed XP Pro without asking and it is of course a non-legit copy. I want to restore the system to XP Home with the minimum fuss (which there is a legitimate license key for) Is there any way to revert to XP Home or run XP Home install without having to reformat and reinstall. If it comes to it, I can reformat and reinstall- that isn't a problem, it's a question of time and minimum disruption if that is at all possible. I only have a few mins to spare right now, otherwise I'd Google it, but in the mean-time can anyone give me some solid advice? Ta. |
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| Author: | big_D [ Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Idiot has installed unlicensed XP Pro- How to fix? |
AFAIK it is clean install time...
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| Author: | trigen_killer [ Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Idiot has installed unlicensed XP Pro- How to fix? |
I thought that was the most likely outcome. Ta. |
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| Author: | rustybucket [ Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Idiot has installed unlicensed XP Pro- How to fix? |
Reinstall time gets my vote I'm afraid |
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| Author: | John_Vella [ Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Idiot has installed unlicensed XP Pro- How to fix? |
It's not just time and trouble, there is also the possibility that this non-legit copy of XP Pro might have installed "something else" on the system, which is not meant to be there... Yes, I am referring to viruses, rootkits and other bad things. Wipe and re-install from me. I wonder how long before someone tells me that they've never paid for, (their copy of) Windows and have never had a virus? |
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:36 pm ] | |||||||||
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Windows XP MSDNAA on a system not connected to a network 
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| Author: | John_Vella [ Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:53 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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I knew I'd missed out a word!
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