Saga Lout :
Re-reading your first post about the serial key, the precise answer is that you need to use the key from the Pro CD when installing, otherwise you'll get no further. Once you're up and running and have all the drivers in place and go online, you will probably fail Microsoft's Activation process - if not immediately but when you update to Service Pack 3 and get two updates 2130 and 461 (forgot the other bits) which cover Genuine Advantage. At that point, choose the telephone option and explain why you had to reinstall using Pro. Give them the number from the MCE installation from the CoA on the computer case and they'll guide you through changing to it.
Yes, but, since windows MCE is just a version of PRO with a few other things, it should work, BECAUSE, when installing through disk, it will say, windows professional
Later versions of Windows allows "Change Product Key but XP does not so you will have to go down that route.
Yes, but, since MCE is based on PRO, it should work, i would think this, beacuse, when its loading core files, it would say, "Windows proffesional" on the top left, and, when you get to the GUI, it starts talking about "windows proffesional makes your life easier" blah blah blah, so, i will give it a try...
But, we've got an error on our hands, i found a disk, but, the problem i get is when its booting windows xp, it gives:
"a problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer.
if this is your first time you've seen this stop error screen, restart your computer, if this screen appears again, follow these steps:
-check for virus's on your computer, remove any newly installed harddrives or har drive controllers, check your harddrive to make sure it is properly configured and terminated.
run CHKDSK /F to check for harddrive corruption, and then restart your computer.
Technical info:
*** STOP: 0x0000007B (0xBACC3524,0xC0000034, 0x000000000, 0x00000000)"
This seems to be a harddrive problem i would guess, maybe needs sata/RAID drivers?
EDIT: i put in the xp disc, when it just about to give me a chance to remove partitions, it gives a similar error, but:
Technical info:
*** STOP: 0x00000007B (0xF78d2524, 0xC0000034, 0x000000000,0x00000000