How Do You -> Windows ME -> XP

I bought an HP Pavilian XE783 w/ WME a 2 years ago. A friend borrowed it and
subsequently returned it to me with WXP Professional installed (nice he asked
first... not!). I later decided to use it at my work and enabled updates. SP1
and the "minor" updates worked fine. But SP2 fails saying that there is a
possible problem with the registration number for WXP. I noticed that there
is a $100 update from WME 2 WXP, but I'm loath to loose all the data I've put
on WXP to go all the way back to WME. Is there anyway to pay a fee to MS to
get a registration code to fix the problem and get my system back on the
up-and-up.

Go to local software store and purchase the XP Pro w/SP2 upgrade CD.

"Carl Joseph" <Carl > wrote in message
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>I bought an HP Pavilian XE783 w/ WME a 2 years ago. A friend borrowed it
>and
> subsequently returned it to me with WXP Professional installed (nice he
> asked
> first... not!). I later decided to use it at my work and enabled updates.
> SP1
> and the "minor" updates worked fine. But SP2 fails saying that there is a
> possible problem with the registration number for WXP. I noticed that
> there
> is a $100 update from WME 2 WXP, but I'm loath to loose all the data I've
> put
> on WXP to go all the way back to WME. Is there anyway to pay a fee to MS
> to
> get a registration code to fix the problem and get my system back on the
> up-and-up.