Repair install on XP home with XP Pro CD?

[Megadeth]

I have a clietns machine that I am working on... I determined that the motherboard is shot and they need a new one.... So I went a got a new motherboard and put it in... Of course now it keeps coming up to the selection window to select Safe mode, Normal startup ect... Anything I choose starts to load up part way then resets the machine...

I thought that might happen, I knew I might need to do a repair install on windows after putting in a new MB.... Unfortunately I wasnt thinking about it 100% and I am stuck with a machine that has XP home on it and all I have to work with is XP Pro CDs at my house.

Is there anything I can do now or do I just have to wait until I can get the CDs from the client that came with their computer?

Thanks

 

[bruceb]

You will need the XP Home cd ... if you try to repair it with the XP Pro cd, it might also upgrade it to Pro
Customer does not have license for Pro ... you need Home Edition

 

[Megadeth]

I figured that would be the case... I was just wondering if there was anything I could do...

The only resources I have include the Windows XP Pro CD and the Moutherboard Resource CD for the new MB.

 

[atyberg]

We were having this problem at work, and its been a while but I've got every dang windows machine to xp pro.
No more searching for those few xp home disks.
Time to suggest to the client to find their cd or to upgrade their OS.