Anyone ever tried this crazy idea??
I have a non booting XP Home Edition, can't find a XP Home CD, but I still have the CD Key.
I do have XP Pro CD... can I boot up from the XP Pro CD, pick new installation, when it finds the already existing OS, do the repair, and this way keep all the installed software on the box?
(and then I guess I will have to get a valid Product Key for Pro...)

Really crucial to keep all the software, so if that doesn't work I guess I will have to go on hunting down a XP Home CD...

I'm in a bad time crunch, so thanks to any quick reply!!