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My friends Computer was preloaded With Windows Media Center Edition. Then his dad wiped all data and loaded Windows XP Professional.
His computer seemed to freeze alot, so we tried some method the computer had called System Recovery.
This loaded Windows Media Center Edition into it. Now, whenever the computer restarts, it will load Windows Xp Professional, not Media Center Edition, And when It loads Windows Xp Professional, it will restart automatically a few seconds into the Windows XP loading screen, we're basically screwed until selecting 'last known good configuration' to load Media Center Edition.
We can't revert what we have done, we have learned this too late.
I've tried editing the boot.ini, but it will not take my changes.
So we need help.
Is there no use, should we just completely reformat and use the WIndows XP cd, loosing all his data, which btw the system recovery backed up
Registered Member #117 Joined: [ 14:57 ] [ 30 Mar 2004 ]
U could try booting up the PC from the XP Pro CD. Then hit R for repair, when asked. This will bring u to a DOS thingy prompt. Type "FIXMBR" (without the "") and hit enter.
This will fix the boot master record on the harddrive. In theory bring XP Pro back. (This cannot be done with System Restore/recovery CDs)
If the PC doesnt boot up properly after that, its DOOMED to get formatted.
Give it a try, but i would really recommend a total format after such a mess.
I was under the impression that media center was professional with extra features so I am not quite sure why he wiped it in the first place. Anyhow I would recommend formatting the drive and starting again after such a mess. As for the data on the drive I would simply put it in another computer as a secondary drive to get the data from it.
Registered Member #1334 Joined: [ 06:17 ] [ 20 Jun 2008 ]
Solution: If you mess around with it, you are going to end up corrupt. Reformat but don't use HP's System Restore. I got rid of that, taking 15GB of space for no reason. Just put in the Pro CD and install it.
MCE is not professional with extra, because ive seen programs that work in pro but not MCE.. ¨ btw doesnt HP have its own ''version'' of XP, so you cant use the serial on the computer with other versions than the HP OEM version?
Registered Member #117 Joined: [ 14:57 ] [ 30 Mar 2004 ]
He needs to install the Windows that came with the computer. otherwise he will be breaking the law. Eventho he "Payed for a legal version" when he bought the PC.