Can I use a Windows XP Home Edition OEM key to install Windows Xp Pro?

Reinstalling windows on a laptop computer in the format

I'm reinstalling windows on the laptop of a friend that she sold to a person.  It has formatted and deleted all partitions (which I think included his info hidden windows), but could not find his CD to reinstall windows (she believes that she did not have a when she got the device, and I am inclined to think that the 'cd' was an image on a hidden partition).

I have mine, but the product key on the bottom of the laptop does not work with my cd (he says it's an invalid code).  What I have to use old CDs to install windows or can I use another?  I just noticed that my cd is Windows XP Pro, and its key is Windows XP Home Edition.  Who count?  And if so, is it possible to get a new installation cd?

Thank you very much in advance.

Or the other

(1) (preferably) order a set of manufacturer's recovery disc and reinstall the system using htem

or

(2) borrow a disc retail Windows of the same edition of a friend (the manufacturer NOT another recovery disc!) and use it for installation - you will then have to track down the appropriate/required drivers and install them. - and use the key from the COA of the sticker on the laptop to turn it on.

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