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Hopefully, this will clarify.
You have a number of options - the easiest two:
1. Buy a lappy with Pro on it , then use your existng dvd and the lappy key to clean reinstall.
2. Buy a lappy with Home Premium, then buy the $25 for pro ugrade you are able to get and clean reinstall with that.
Second option is probably cheaper - you can also get hold of a proper 64 bit Pro dvd that way (I assume ). In addition, try to get one with SP1 already included. If the $25 upgrade doesn't include the media - it is all over the place - you can hardly spend a few minutes on google without tripping over it.
No need to do Clean All - just format on the way in with the installer
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