Urgent: upgrade from trial XP Pro version

[tim]

Do you know if I will lose all my build configurations if
I install a 120-day free trial version and then install
the license key of a fully licensed version if I decide to
keep the XP Pro version??? THANKS!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

One cannot just install a new Product Key with a trial version
of XP. You'll have to purchase a "full version" of XP Pro, then perform
a "repair install" using the new XP CD and Product Key.

A "repair install" will retain your programs & files, if performed correctly.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User

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| Do you know if I will lose all my build configurations if
| I install a 120-day free trial version and then install
| the license key of a fully licensed version if I decide to
| keep the XP Pro version??? THANKS!

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Tim;
Upgrading to the full licensed version from the trial version should
leave all data intact.
Back-up important data just in case.
However if the trial is Windows XP Pro, you can not go to Windows XP
Home, you need to go to Pro or perform a Clean Installation of Home
destroying all data.

 

[tim]

Excellent! Thanks Jupiter Jones!

-----Original Message-----
Tim;
Upgrading to the full licensed version from the trial version should
leave all data intact.
Back-up important data just in case.
However if the trial is Windows XP Pro, you can not go to Windows XP
Home, you need to go to Pro or perform a Clean Installation of Home
destroying all data.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/se tup.asp
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[tim]

Excellent! Thanks Carey!