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Re: XP Trial

Posted: 06-30-2003, 06:10 AM
Donald Link
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ME is shit, period. Rather Win98 SE. I believe the reply to the original
message was speaking for the general public. I would love to see a program
that required ME to run better.



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> "Larry" <1snot@cox.net> wrote in message
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> > You try Windows XP for 120 days I think your question will be how to get
> rid
> > of Windows ME
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> >
>
> Nonsense. If the application you need to use runs better on ME than XP
then
> ME is the only OS to use. Or hardware for that matter.
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Michael Stevens
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Re: XP Trial
Posted: 08-07-2003, 10:31 AM
Donald Link wrote:
> ME is shit, period. Rather Win98 SE. I believe the reply to the
> original message was speaking for the general public. I would love
> to see a program that required ME to run better.
>
You cannot put a period on anything. I have a system that after upgrading to
XP, I returned it to Me; because Me was a better choice in the situation. I
would not recommend Me as a replacement for 98 SE, but when Me works, it is
a very viable choice. Most systems that shipped with Me, are usually
compatible with XP, but there will be a big financial hit to replace soft
and hard ware not compatible with XP.
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> "cfswestern" <cfswestern@lvcm.com> wrote in message
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>> "Larry" <1snot@cox.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23kzhIlNPDHA.2160@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>> You try Windows XP for 120 days I think your question will be how
>>> to get rid of Windows ME
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Nonsense. If the application you need to use runs better on ME than
>> XP then ME is the only OS to use. Or hardware for that matter.


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xp trial
Posted: 01-14-2004, 01:36 AM
I have a desktop with windows 98 that was becoming fairly unstable. A friend was supposed to reinstall 98 from restore disks. Instead he installed xp with the 30 day free trial. What's going to happen when 30 days expires & I haven't bought the xp update? Will system revert back to 98? Will it automatically uninstall xp? Thanks for any help!!
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Re: xp trial
Posted: 01-14-2004, 01:48 AM
No, it won't revert to 98, and it won't uninstall itself.

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"mnsteve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4302241E-83CE-404F-A717-9612FB7B26B0@microsoft.com...
> I have a desktop with windows 98 that was becoming fairly unstable. A friend was supposed to reinstall 98 from restore disks. Instead he installed xp with the 30 day free trial. What's going to happen when 30 days expires & I haven't bought the xp update? Will system revert back to 98? Will it automatically uninstall xp? Thanks for any help!!
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Cari \(MS-MVP\)
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Posted: 01-14-2004, 01:51 AM
It will stop and not let you boot up, other than in SafeMode.

Look in your Control Panel... if he chose the option to save the previous
O/S, there will be an option there to remove XP and return to 98.

If there is no option...... oh dear, you'll either have to purchase a
version of WindowsXP or format your hard drive and reinstall Windows98 from
scratch.

You cannot downgrade an operating system.

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"mnsteve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a desktop with windows 98 that was becoming fairly unstable. A
>friend was supposed to reinstall 98 from restore disks. Instead he
>installed xp with the 30 day free trial. What's going to happen when 30
>days expires & I haven't bought the xp update? Will system revert back to
>98? Will it automatically uninstall xp? Thanks for any help!!

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Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)
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Re: xp trial
Posted: 01-14-2004, 03:19 AM
If he didn't choose the option to save the previous setup, he wasn't much of
a friend.

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"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> It will stop and not let you boot up, other than in SafeMode.
>
> Look in your Control Panel... if he chose the option to save the previous
> O/S, there will be an option there to remove XP and return to 98.
>
> If there is no option...... oh dear, you'll either have to purchase a
> version of WindowsXP or format your hard drive and reinstall Windows98
> from scratch.
>
> You cannot downgrade an operating system.
>
> Cari
> www.coribright.com
>
> "mnsteve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4302241E-83CE-404F-A717-9612FB7B26B0@microsoft.com...
>>I have a desktop with windows 98 that was becoming fairly unstable. A
>>friend was supposed to reinstall 98 from restore disks. Instead he
>>installed xp with the 30 day free trial. What's going to happen when 30
>>days expires & I haven't bought the xp update? Will system revert back to
>>98? Will it automatically uninstall xp? Thanks for any help!!
>
>

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Re: xp trial
Posted: 01-14-2004, 01:53 AM
Error Message: The Evaluation Period for This Copy of Windows Has Ended; Windows Cannot Start
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous Operating System
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;303661

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"mnsteve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
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| I have a desktop with windows 98 that was becoming fairly unstable. A friend was supposed to reinstall 98
from restore disks. Instead he installed xp with the 30 day free trial. What's going to happen when 30 days
expires & I haven't bought the xp update? Will system revert back to 98? Will it automatically uninstall xp?
Thanks for any help!!

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Re: xp trial
Posted: 01-15-2004, 03:44 AM

"mnsteve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a desktop with windows 98 that was becoming fairly unstable. A
friend was supposed to reinstall 98 from restore disks. Instead he
installed xp with the 30 day free trial.

Where does one get a Windows XP 30 day trial?
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