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xp home recovery disk on pro

onzlo · 2009-08-05 14:20:16

hi, i was wondering if i could use an xp home recovery disk on professional? i got an old computer out of a school and it wont let me change anything. its a dell optiplex gx200 p3 256mb ram and sumthing like a 12 gig hd any help would be appreciated as i want to study a few things about os's before i go to college in 2010

05-08-2009 3:20pm

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onzlo

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hi,
i was wondering if i could use an xp home recovery disk on professional?
i got an old computer out of a school and it wont let me change anything.
its a dell optiplex gx200 p3 256mb ram and sumthing like a 12 gig hd
any help would be appreciated as i want to study a few things about os's before i go to college in 2010

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#2 05-08-2009 4:03pm

kaizersoze

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In short...no.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055641303

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#3 06-08-2009 8:04am

mukki

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sounds like the OP is just stuck in a USER account

op switch on the pc
at the welcome screen press crtl ald and del twice

type in username... administrator
leave password blank and press OK

this should log you into the administrator account (if not you need to reset the password, post back for more info)

goto start
run
type in control userpasswords2
double click on your normal account
click group membership tab
click administrators and ok

reboot the pc
and log into your normal account which will now have admin rights

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