so i just got a hand me down laptop from my dad and it was filled with a whole bunch of computer programing files and a lot of other stuff i didnt need. it was also stuck in classic VIEW with no option to CHANGE it back to regular view. so i figured the easy way out was to just reboot the system again with the same version of xp professional that it already had. i installed xp again thinking my dads version would be ERASED leaving a new fresh version for me to make my own. i somehow created a version of windows xp home edition that i cant get into on top of my dads old xp professional which i can still get in to. now i dont know how to get rid of the newly installed home edition and still dont know how to replace my dads version of xp professional with a clean slate. please help me. thanks.You need to start over, and perform clean INSTALL.
Manual: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.htmlim going to try it right now. wish me LUCK.All the luck, you can get alright so i performed the clean install but now i have two (hopefully small) problems on my hands. after installing windows xp professional my infared device isn't recognizing the wireless internet system in my house. i checked to see if i need to enable it or something but it says it already is and that its working. i tried to troubleshoot but to no avail. im pretty lost and don't know what to do. also a smaller issue i have is that for some reason when i go to turn the computer off the standby button is there but it is not an option to click. help is appreciated. thanks.Install chipset driver