Repairing XP Media Center Edition with an XP home SP2 disc? Safe?

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Indeliblebird

I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE and that is
now starting to
cause me problems (blue screen, various errors, etc.) I had these problems a
few months back and was able to simply do a system restore to solve the
problem, this time however, I cannot restore (all of my system restore points
prior to the middle of last month have disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not
recognize cd or dvd-r media properly (I have avi's saved that it won't pick
up at all), my user accounts except for the administrator account have
disappeared and when I try to remove them they aren't listed. When I try to
re-create them, MCE tells me they already exist. Unfortunately I don't have
the installation disc for this system. I do have a XP home disc that came
with my desktop pc. Can I use this disc to perform a repair for MCE without
any problems for my system?
Also, I was thinking of partitioning my drive and just installing XP Home
because I cannot use MCE with my pro-audio applications. If I do this how do
I select which OS to use and is this safe as well?
 
Re: Repairing XP Media Center Edition with an XP home SP2 disc?Safe?

Indeliblebird wrote:

> I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE and that is
> now starting to
> cause me problems (blue screen, various errors, etc.) I had these problems a
> few months back and was able to simply do a system restore to solve the
> problem, this time however, I cannot restore (all of my system restore points
> prior to the middle of last month have disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not
> recognize cd or dvd-r media properly (I have avi's saved that it won't pick
> up at all), my user accounts except for the administrator account have
> disappeared and when I try to remove them they aren't listed. When I try to
> re-create them, MCE tells me they already exist. Unfortunately I don't have
> the installation disc for this system. I do have a XP home disc that came
> with my desktop pc. Can I use this disc to perform a repair for MCE without
> any problems for my system?
> Also, I was thinking of partitioning my drive and just installing XP Home
> because I cannot use MCE with my pro-audio applications. If I do this how do
> I select which OS to use and is this safe as well?

Nope, number one, you need the MCE disc to fix your system, and two the
XP Home isn't legit for installing any place but on the PC it came with.
I suggest you contact Acer tech support to resolve what appears to be
hardware issues.
 
Run sfc /scannow

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:efTP2K5fIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>
> Indeliblebird wrote:
>
>> I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE and
>> that is now starting to cause me problems (blue screen, various errors,
>> etc.) I had these problems a few months back and was able to simply do a
>> system restore to solve the problem, this time however, I cannot restore
>> (all of my system restore points prior to the middle of last month have
>> disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not recognize cd or dvd-r media
>> properly (I have avi's saved that it won't pick up at all), my user
>> accounts except for the administrator account have disappeared and when I
>> try to remove them they aren't listed. When I try to re-create them, MCE
>> tells me they already exist. Unfortunately I don't have the installation
>> disc for this system. I do have a XP home disc that came with my desktop
>> pc. Can I use this disc to perform a repair for MCE without any problems
>> for my system? Also, I was thinking of partitioning my drive and just
>> installing XP Home because I cannot use MCE with my pro-audio
>> applications. If I do this how do I select which OS to use and is this
>> safe as well?
>
> Nope, number one, you need the MCE disc to fix your system, and two the XP
> Home isn't legit for installing any place but on the PC it came with. I
> suggest you contact Acer tech support to resolve what appears to be
> hardware issues.
>
 
Re: Repairing XP Media Center Edition with an XP home SP2 disc?Safe?

I don't need to.

Bob wrote:

> Run sfc /scannow
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:efTP2K5fIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>
>>
>>
>> Indeliblebird wrote:
>>
>>> I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE and
>>> that is now starting to cause me problems (blue screen, various
>>> errors, etc.) I had these problems a few months back and was able to
>>> simply do a system restore to solve the problem, this time however, I
>>> cannot restore (all of my system restore points prior to the middle
>>> of last month have disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not recognize cd
>>> or dvd-r media properly (I have avi's saved that it won't pick up at
>>> all), my user accounts except for the administrator account have
>>> disappeared and when I try to remove them they aren't listed. When I
>>> try to re-create them, MCE tells me they already exist. Unfortunately
>>> I don't have the installation disc for this system. I do have a XP
>>> home disc that came with my desktop pc. Can I use this disc to
>>> perform a repair for MCE without any problems for my system? Also, I
>>> was thinking of partitioning my drive and just installing XP Home
>>> because I cannot use MCE with my pro-audio applications. If I do this
>>> how do I select which OS to use and is this safe as well?
>>
>>
>> Nope, number one, you need the MCE disc to fix your system, and two
>> the XP Home isn't legit for installing any place but on the PC it came
>> with. I suggest you contact Acer tech support to resolve what appears
>> to be hardware issues.
>>
>
 
How do you know that?

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eh73996fIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I don't need to.
>
> Bob wrote:
>
>> Run sfc /scannow
>>
>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:efTP2K5fIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Indeliblebird wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE and
>>>> that is now starting to cause me problems (blue screen, various errors,
>>>> etc.) I had these problems a few months back and was able to simply do
>>>> a system restore to solve the problem, this time however, I cannot
>>>> restore (all of my system restore points prior to the middle of last
>>>> month have disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not recognize cd or dvd-r
>>>> media properly (I have avi's saved that it won't pick up at all), my
>>>> user accounts except for the administrator account have disappeared and
>>>> when I try to remove them they aren't listed. When I try to re-create
>>>> them, MCE tells me they already exist. Unfortunately I don't have the
>>>> installation disc for this system. I do have a XP home disc that came
>>>> with my desktop pc. Can I use this disc to perform a repair for MCE
>>>> without any problems for my system? Also, I was thinking of
>>>> partitioning my drive and just installing XP Home because I cannot use
>>>> MCE with my pro-audio applications. If I do this how do I select which
>>>> OS to use and is this safe as well?
>>>
>>>
>>> Nope, number one, you need the MCE disc to fix your system, and two the
>>> XP Home isn't legit for installing any place but on the PC it came with.
>>> I suggest you contact Acer tech support to resolve what appears to be
>>> hardware issues.
>>>
>>
>
 
Re: Repairing XP Media Center Edition with an XP home SP2 disc?Safe?

Because my system is just fine.

Bob wrote:
> How do you know that?
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eh73996fIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>> I don't need to.
>>
>> Bob wrote:
>>
>>> Run sfc /scannow
>>>
>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:efTP2K5fIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Indeliblebird wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE
>>>>> and that is now starting to cause me problems (blue screen, various
>>>>> errors, etc.) I had these problems a few months back and was able
>>>>> to simply do a system restore to solve the problem, this time
>>>>> however, I cannot restore (all of my system restore points prior to
>>>>> the middle of last month have disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not
>>>>> recognize cd or dvd-r media properly (I have avi's saved that it
>>>>> won't pick up at all), my user accounts except for the
>>>>> administrator account have disappeared and when I try to remove
>>>>> them they aren't listed. When I try to re-create them, MCE tells me
>>>>> they already exist. Unfortunately I don't have the installation
>>>>> disc for this system. I do have a XP home disc that came with my
>>>>> desktop pc. Can I use this disc to perform a repair for MCE without
>>>>> any problems for my system? Also, I was thinking of partitioning my
>>>>> drive and just installing XP Home because I cannot use MCE with my
>>>>> pro-audio applications. If I do this how do I select which OS to
>>>>> use and is this safe as well?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nope, number one, you need the MCE disc to fix your system, and two
>>>> the XP Home isn't legit for installing any place but on the PC it
>>>> came with. I suggest you contact Acer tech support to resolve what
>>>> appears to be hardware issues.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
 
A bit of confusion. My suggestion was for the OP. I'm surprised you didn't
know that.

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eh73996fIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>I don't need to.
>
> Bob wrote:
>
>> Run sfc /scannow
>>
>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:efTP2K5fIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Indeliblebird wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE and
>>>> that is now starting to cause me problems (blue screen, various errors,
>>>> etc.) I had these problems a few months back and was able to simply do
>>>> a system restore to solve the problem, this time however, I cannot
>>>> restore (all of my system restore points prior to the middle of last
>>>> month have disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not recognize cd or dvd-r
>>>> media properly (I have avi's saved that it won't pick up at all), my
>>>> user accounts except for the administrator account have disappeared and
>>>> when I try to remove them they aren't listed. When I try to re-create
>>>> them, MCE tells me they already exist. Unfortunately I don't have the
>>>> installation disc for this system. I do have a XP home disc that came
>>>> with my desktop pc. Can I use this disc to perform a repair for MCE
>>>> without any problems for my system? Also, I was thinking of
>>>> partitioning my drive and just installing XP Home because I cannot use
>>>> MCE with my pro-audio applications. If I do this how do I select which
>>>> OS to use and is this safe as well?
>>>
>>>
>>> Nope, number one, you need the MCE disc to fix your system, and two the
>>> XP Home isn't legit for installing any place but on the PC it came with.
>>> I suggest you contact Acer tech support to resolve what appears to be
>>> hardware issues.
>>>
>>
>
 
On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 18:42:30 -0500, "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote:

> A bit of confusion. My suggestion was for the OP. I'm surprised you didn't
> know that.



He may have known that, but I'll point out that if you want to give
advice to someone, you need to be very careful with respect to which
message in the thread you reply to.

If you reply to someone other than the original poster, the person
with the problem, don't be surprised if the intent of your message
gets lost, and your message is completely misunderstood.


> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eh73996fIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >I don't need to.
> >
> > Bob wrote:
> >
> >> Run sfc /scannow
> >>
> >> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:efTP2K5fIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Indeliblebird wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE and
> >>>> that is now starting to cause me problems (blue screen, various errors,
> >>>> etc.) I had these problems a few months back and was able to simply do
> >>>> a system restore to solve the problem, this time however, I cannot
> >>>> restore (all of my system restore points prior to the middle of last
> >>>> month have disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not recognize cd or dvd-r
> >>>> media properly (I have avi's saved that it won't pick up at all), my
> >>>> user accounts except for the administrator account have disappeared and
> >>>> when I try to remove them they aren't listed. When I try to re-create
> >>>> them, MCE tells me they already exist. Unfortunately I don't have the
> >>>> installation disc for this system. I do have a XP home disc that came
> >>>> with my desktop pc. Can I use this disc to perform a repair for MCE
> >>>> without any problems for my system? Also, I was thinking of
> >>>> partitioning my drive and just installing XP Home because I cannot use
> >>>> MCE with my pro-audio applications. If I do this how do I select which
> >>>> OS to use and is this safe as well?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Nope, number one, you need the MCE disc to fix your system, and two the
> >>> XP Home isn't legit for installing any place but on the PC it came with.
> >>> I suggest you contact Acer tech support to resolve what appears to be
> >>> hardware issues.
> >>>
> >>
> >

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Yes, I thought about that.
Thanks.

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 18:42:30 -0500, "Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote:
>
>> A bit of confusion. My suggestion was for the OP. I'm surprised you
>> didn't
>> know that.
>
>
>
> He may have known that, but I'll point out that if you want to give
> advice to someone, you need to be very careful with respect to which
> message in the thread you reply to.
>
> If you reply to someone other than the original poster, the person
> with the problem, don't be surprised if the intent of your message
> gets lost, and your message is completely misunderstood.
>
>
>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:eh73996fIHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> >I don't need to.
>> >
>> > Bob wrote:
>> >
>> >> Run sfc /scannow
>> >>
>> >> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:efTP2K5fIHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> >>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Indeliblebird wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> I have an Acer Aspire 5100 notebook that came pre-loaded with MCE
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> that is now starting to cause me problems (blue screen, various
>> >>>> errors,
>> >>>> etc.) I had these problems a few months back and was able to simply
>> >>>> do
>> >>>> a system restore to solve the problem, this time however, I cannot
>> >>>> restore (all of my system restore points prior to the middle of last
>> >>>> month have disappeared). My dvd-r drive will not recognize cd or
>> >>>> dvd-r
>> >>>> media properly (I have avi's saved that it won't pick up at all), my
>> >>>> user accounts except for the administrator account have disappeared
>> >>>> and
>> >>>> when I try to remove them they aren't listed. When I try to
>> >>>> re-create
>> >>>> them, MCE tells me they already exist. Unfortunately I don't have
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> installation disc for this system. I do have a XP home disc that
>> >>>> came
>> >>>> with my desktop pc. Can I use this disc to perform a repair for MCE
>> >>>> without any problems for my system? Also, I was thinking of
>> >>>> partitioning my drive and just installing XP Home because I cannot
>> >>>> use
>> >>>> MCE with my pro-audio applications. If I do this how do I select
>> >>>> which
>> >>>> OS to use and is this safe as well?
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Nope, number one, you need the MCE disc to fix your system, and two
>> >>> the
>> >>> XP Home isn't legit for installing any place but on the PC it came
>> >>> with.
>> >>> I suggest you contact Acer tech support to resolve what appears to be
>> >>> hardware issues.
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
 
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