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Problem with XP install on HP Pavillion 6736-KR
Can you dual boot XP & Windows 2000 The reason I ask this is that I want to run 98 7 2000 and then upgrade the 98 to XP to avoid having to get XP Proffessional rather than XP Pro. Can you redo this paragraph so it makes sense. The other options I see are a) going back to Windows 98 & upgrading to XP Home b)

PIP 2001 vs. PIP 2002
Richard G. Harper rghar...@email.com microsoft public win98 gen_discussion The last two laptops we bought at work came with Windows XP Home Edition on them, which will not connect to a domain. I almost hated to format them and install Windows 2000 ... but there you are. ;-) -- Richard G. Harper (MS-MVP Win9x)

command history and errors
It must be useful; I think I found one thing in it so far that helped me; I'm new to this program, as well as to XP Home. news://msnews.microsoft.com I just visited the mvps.org site last week, and found it fascinating and infinitely helpful. So you can bet I'll be going back there often! Almali del Benian.

How to boot fast in Windows XP Pro!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a hassle --- XP Home Edition --- this machine [a laptop] must have caught a virus so bad that System Restore would not work despite repeated attempts. Sounds as though you're not really In the latter case all you can do is keep going back to earlier restore points, and that has worked for me sometimes.

Going back to Windows 98
Regards Bri@n. "asky" <mycheapm...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:nGf0d.426$ns4.24@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net... Can you downgrade from XP pro to XP home or does your HDD need reformatting, etc. I am sure I read somewhere that even after reformatting hard drive someone still had problems going back to home.

Does anyone else have this problem?
I am pretty sure that your laptop came with a restore cd whic you can use but back up your data. When you went through the Upgrade process from HM to XP Pro some help i even thought about uninstalling xppro and going back to xphome but the option is not there and the laptop came with xphome already installed

Going back to 98 from XP
"alexz__" <alex...@msn.com> wrote in message news:OP%23UypYzDHA.3196@TK2MSFTNGP11. phx.gbl... from windows XP Home, i've recently upgraded to windows XP Pro.. and but the problem's still there.. i want to consider going back to my OS (winXP HOME) but i do not have my installation CD anymore. can anyone pls help me?

Quick upgrade from Home Edition to Professional Edition
RoseSong roseso...@home.com alt windows-me XP Home is Running here. As for an opinion...I wouldn't think of going back to another O/S . Do some research and lurk in a XP Newsgroup. You may have outdated software or hardware to update or replace. Look into before doing it...Its your machine....make up your own mind.

Game Voice 1.5/ FA-18/ XP Home
BTW, I don't like the idea of going back to NETBEUI because it's not supported anymore. That's the reason I am trying to get this XP running because the support is Has anyone had success networking a Dell laptop with XP Home Edition with a desktop with Win98se using Ethernet cards and cat5 crossover cable?

Going back to Windows XP Home
When they write the operating system they can surely make it work better with existing XP drivers and software no? Not if that means a conflict with the basic architecture of the OS. There's a trade-off between compatibility and stability. Gary VanderMolen Windows XP Home and Vista Home basic - both 32bit Windows

Web Pages created don't display images on slides online?
Regarding compatibility: I have XP Pro at work and XP Home at home. Both are clean installs and I have never, ever had a problem. Going back to the original post - the .NET Common Language Runtime is supported on everything from Windows 98 upwards so you don't *need* to go to a NT-based OS to develop with .NET.

Going back to XP
I have tried to install it 3 times tonight (XP-Home-SP2). I have rebooted as requested three times tonight and all it has succeeded in doing is wiping some other icons (such as the desktop icon) from the tray and wasting at least 2 hours of my valuable time. I can not uninstall it using either of the two methods on

Office 2000 setup failure in Win XP Home "Internal Error 2755"
Ron Martell r...@onlinehelp.bc.ca microsoft public win98 gen_discussion "Richard G. Harper" <rghar...@email.com> wrote: The last two laptops we bought at work came with Windows XP Home Edition on them, which will not connect to a domain. I almost hated to format them and install Windows 2000 ... but there you are.

windows xp home edition updates
Note that the current version of Windows for home use is Windows XP Home Edition, if I'm not mistaken. Users of other versions of Windows are strongly encouraged to I'm going back to text... :-) Which might be the most appropriate solution anyway, for certain tasks. Q. The success of Windows is absolute.

WIN XP corrupted and I'm confused
Mark Fitzpatrick markf...@fitzme.com microsoft public frontpage client Bud, The main problem is most of the extesions came out before Win XP came out so they won't bear the I know the XP Home edition does not support them but I sure thought the Pro version would. Any suggestions other than going back to Win 2K?

When utilizing "Switch User" the music "NEVER" Stops!
If you are information is not backed up, it's likely that short of going to a file recovery service, your information is gone. How you resolve it depends upon which version of XP you are running. XP-Home Unfortunately, XP Home using NTFS is essentially hard wired for "Simple File Sharing" at system level.

Upgrade from xp home to xp pro
If the underlying cause of the problem has been present for more than a "few-days", then going back a few days is not going back far enough to prove that data corruption is not the cause of the problem. I use one big file (13MB QDF) with data going back to 1997. Running Quicken 2002 Deluxe, XP Home,P4 1 gig RAM.

Whether to get Win XP Home or Pro
I went to the Windows Microsoft Home XP Edition update webpage. It tells me I am running Windows 98 and all the update options are grayed out (unselectable). Sometimes I just wished it would leave the MBR alone. However, this overwriting is a legacy feature going back to the Windows 95 days. -- HPT.

Why I am going back to Win 98 SE
UK wrote on 22-Aug-2004 7:28 AM: Within the last 2 weeks when ever i start XP home i get quick launch and a search mate appearing on the task bar. I have tried deselecting them but they come back. I have tried going back on system restore but it keeps telling me i am unable to restore to this point whichever date i

Updated/Repost of W98SE<->WinXP Home
Looking like my butt's going to be back in the sky a lot soon.. damn... was liking this non-travel thing too. Anyway, I've become used to using a real computer at home with a real monitor and sound and cable modem and all the fun stuff. Networked into my house. It's XP home but moving up to pro soon I'm pretty sure