Hi, Can I make a repair windows with any windows xp cd? in my case i want to repair a machine that is running windows xp media center but i have a windows xp professional is there any issue with that?
jbisono 51 Posting Pro in Training
HITMANOF44th 4 Posting Whiz in Training
yea you would run into a issuse because the serial key would be diffrent it might as you to validate your install and you would have to put in the windows media center cd key but if you have that key then no problems at all
jbisono 51 Posting Pro in Training
ok i have the media center key, so I won't have any problem. thanks for your quick reply.
Jupiter 2 0 Posting Whiz
Media Center 11 or 12 is on a separate CD.
jbisono 51 Posting Pro in Training
11 or 12? well here says media center edition 2005.
Rik_ 111 Nearly a Posting Maven
You must have the correct cd or a repair wont work. Different versions of windows use different files and file structures.
jbisono 51 Posting Pro in Training
Interesting, now i have two different feedback, HITMANOF44th and rik from rce. I am agree with rik but i was not 100% sure.
anyway if someone else have something to say i really appreciate it.
regards.
HITMANOF44th 4 Posting Whiz in Training
thats not true i have repaired winxp home with windows winxp pro
and vise versa i have also had a windows media pc and ran the repaird with a windows xp pro cd you not the first repaird options i'm talking about the second when when you picked that you want to install windows then it looks for which windows you have installed then askes you if you want a clean copy or to repair if you pick repair it deletes all of the windows core files then reinstalls them from the cd the only issuse you usally run into is that when windows starts back up again it askes you for a cd key because you were running a diffrent version
Jupiter 2 0 Posting Whiz
Open windows Media player > Tools > Download > Supported Devices and drivers.
jbisono 51 Posting Pro in Training
Ok, guys thanks for your help, I did a fresh install, thanks again.
regards.
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