I have Windows XP Home Edition SP3, 32-bit and IE8. Do I need to upgrade to Windows 7?

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  XP forums:

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/WindowsXP

  Link above is for XP Forums.

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  Here is the Vista Forums.

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  When you check the paths in the boot.ini file, and the recovery console is installed, you will always get an error message indicating that the startup path is not valid.

  If the recovery console is actually corrupted just to uninstall, you can reinstall or burn a cd with the recovery console.

  go here for instructions on deleting the recovery console.

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  Courtesy of JoseIbarra

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  It would be a good idea to test your bootable CD on a computer running.

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  Installing Windows... going to pronounce.

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  Running chkdsk is fine, even if he finds no problem.  It won't hurt anything to run it.

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