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XP pro pirate installed over legit XP home

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Hi,
My friend has installed a pirate copy of XP SP2 Pro over her legit XP home believing it was an application she was installing, yes really.
Obviously the key has been pirated and now updates are blocked and XP is very out of date.
I have the original key for Home and have tried to change to that key but it is invalid for Pro of course.
The original is a Dell oem version, the Pro is literally a Chinese version.
Can anyone help to get updates working please or should I try the ETH0 crack?
Thanks, George
Diagnostic Report (1.7.0066.0):
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WGA Data-->
Validation Status: Blocked VLK
Validation Code: 3
Online Validation Code: N/A
Cached Validation Code: N/A
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-PD6B3-FDJ4G-RGV8B
Windows Product Key Hash: hUNsDeD8N6okAVKRtW/2341EKZg=
Windows Product ID: 55274-644-1747603-23774
Windows Product ID Type: 1
Windows License Type: Volume
Windows OS version: 5.1.2600.2.00010100.2.0.pro
CSVLK Server: N/A
CSVLK PID: N/A
ID: {FB9C55B9-0CCB-491D-AA84-4AF0DB9D3D45}(3)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
WGA Version: Registered, 1.7.59.1
Signed By: Microsoft
Product Name: N/A
Architecture: N/A
Build lab: N/A
TTS Error: N/A
Validation Diagnostic: 025D1FF3-171-1
Resolution Status: N/A
Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Data-->
Office Status: 100 Genuine
OGA Version: Registered, 1.6.21.0
Signed By: Microsoft
Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-171-1
Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
File Scan Data-->
Other data-->
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Answers
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GeorgeG5,
Tell friend to call dell and order a replacement Reinstallation CD for about $15.
MS research shows about half of downloaded/pirated copies of XP Pro have additional programs embedded in the CD that install along with XP. Don't let the both of you be guilty of stupidity and leave something like that on her Dell PC.
Monday, December 31, 2007 3:11 PM
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One cannot simply change the product key in order to return from a Windows XP Professional installation to a Windows XP Home Edition installation. A "clean install" of Windows XP Home Edition would be required using the owner's Dell Windows XP Home Edition Reinstallation CD.
Clean Install Windows XP: http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Sunday, December 30, 2007 8:24 PMModerator -
Carey,
Thanks for the reply. I guessed that this would be the case but I neglected to mention that my friend cannot find the recovery CD(s) and there is no recovery partition, I have checked with Partition Magic.
Do any of the "cracks" work as I feel my friend is guilty of stupidity rather than piracy and I will use one of the cracks if they work.
Thanks and a happy new year to you all, GeorgeMonday, December 31, 2007 8:13 AM -
GeorgeG5,
Tell friend to call dell and order a replacement Reinstallation CD for about $15.
MS research shows about half of downloaded/pirated copies of XP Pro have additional programs embedded in the CD that install along with XP. Don't let the both of you be guilty of stupidity and leave something like that on her Dell PC.
Monday, December 31, 2007 3:11 PM