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From: Andrew on 10 Mar 2010 19:05 Thanx Guys.. got it sorted ;-) The PC Had an OEM Recovery Partition..! Information For other readers .. Pressing F11 Activates the Recovery program, and user can specify to Format or not, Full/Partial Recover And Correct Licensed Version XP for the Machine is re-Installed from the Partition..! Thanx for the replies Guys ;-) "Andrew" <NoToSpam(a)ReadItYourSelf.com> wrote in message news:gd6dnf3W2quPIAvWnZ2dnUVZ8h6dnZ2d(a)bt.com... |I have recently been given a PC to Repair, from a client. | | XP-Pro Has Failed the Genuine Windows License Check.. | Which the customer presumes was done by a relative trying to repair | the machine..! | | The machine Has a Valid License for XP-Home Edition, and I have an | XP-Home Disk(Not the Original), | and the customer would Not like to loose the Data on the machine. | | 1) What is best way to Install Over XP-Pro,is Re-format required ..? | | 2) Will the license Key be valid for the installation from my disk ...? | | Any Feedback would be appreciated | Andrew ;-) | | |