Windows 8 Dev Tool Restore

No
you need to format & reinstall XP

you should have read the webpage carefully before installing W8

It might have backed up XP but you can't boot to it any longer. You can hopefully copy off nay vital documents etc that are needed before you format & reinstall XP

 

Is that computer the HP you have listed in your "Computer Specifications"?

If it is, advise what model name and model number it is, and advise what the product number on the sticker is.

If you're lucky, there may be a recovery disc kit still available for it - unless you already have one.

You're not the first one here who's trashed their computer by being curious about Windows 8.

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