Teh XP PRo you installed, was it legit? Also, was it a retail box, or an OEM version?
The XP Home is forever tied to that laptop. The XP Pro, if OEM, is also tied to it. If it is a retail box XP Pro (no sticker, the Product ID is in the three-fold booklet that the cd was in) then you can remove it from the laptop and install it elsewhere.
AFA the restore media for the laptop, contaqct the manufacturer - they usually offer a replacement set at a reasonable cost (Compaq comes out to about $25 including shipping).
The XP Home is forever tied to that laptop. The XP Pro, if OEM, is also tied to it. If it is a retail box XP Pro (no sticker, the Product ID is in the three-fold booklet that the cd was in) then you can remove it from the laptop and install it elsewhere.
AFA the restore media for the laptop, contaqct the manufacturer - they usually offer a replacement set at a reasonable cost (Compaq comes out to about $25 including shipping).
