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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!!

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

No, it won't revert to 98, and it won't uninstall itself.

 

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

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

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Error Message: The Evaluation Period for This Copy of Windows Has Ended; Windows Cannot Start
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;297955&Product=winxp

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

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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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!!

 

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

If he didn't choose the option to save the previous setup, he wasn't much of
a friend.

 

[Jim Nugent]

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?