Mistakenly ran a system restore

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Mistakenly ran a system restore

Can some one tell me if I have a way out of this problem?

I have an Hp Pavilion PC that I ran the built in restore on. I forgot that the HP restore contained my original OS XP Home and I had since upgraded it to Pro. I have also misplaced my XP Pro discs.
All the apps I had loaded no-longer work now that I accidentally downgraded it.
Can I update XP home again and what type of installer fro pro do I need.
I can remember if the was an issue around an OEM or Retail cd.

Posted: 07/12/2009 @ 09:34 AM (PDT)

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Mistakenly ran a system restorecclc | 07/12/2009 @ 09:34 AM (PDT)

Need DisksTheChas | 07/12/2009 @ 11:09 AM (PDT)

RE: what type of installer fro pro do I needOH Smeg | 07/12/2009 @ 05:43 PM (PDT)

Go to HP contact supportJetplane7@... | 07/13/2009 @ 04:18 PM (PDT)

Getting a Recovery Set from HP isn't going to help here at allOH Smeg | 07/14/2009 @ 07:02 AM (PDT)

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