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From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 16 Apr 2010 14:42
To avoid confusion, please begin a new thread about your specific problem
and computer. State your IE version and full Windows version (e.g., WinXP
SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2; Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) in
your first post. Thank you.

john bornholt wrote:
> I have the reverse problem. I used Windows Update and installed this
> month's security updates today. I rebooted my XP Professional PC and it
> has
> come up as XP Home Edition..... This PC was originally bought with XP
> Home
> and I upgraded it a couple of years ago to XP Professional. I have
> checked
> the properties as suggested in earlier post in this thread and they
> confirm
> that it is now XP Home Edition.
>
> How do I roll back to yesterdays' configuration? I could then install
> each
> of the 9 updates individually and see which is causing the problem.
>
> John

From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 16 Apr 2010 14:42
What Shenan said.

Opinicus wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:16:52 -0400, "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
> <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> And Start | Run | WINVER | [OK]...?
>
> It says (I'm translating from Turkish here)
>
> <quote>
> Microsoft (R) Windows
> Version 5.1 (Build number 2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.100216-1514 : Service Pack
> 3)
> Copyright (C) 2007 Microsoft Corporation
>
> This product is licensed to the individual and organization below
> under the terms of the End-User's Licence Agreement
>
> XP_Pro
> Microsoft Windows XP
> </quote>
>
> If I recall correctly the SFC utility doesn't work under XP Home, does
> it? It works on the machine now.
>
> Muchly weird.
>
> Is no one else reporting this?
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