what happens when eval XP Pro expires?

[neil]

i have an oem version of XP home on my dell machine which i upgraded
to XP Pro whilst on a MCP course. this is an evaluation copy of XP
Pro. what happens when this evaluation copy expires (very soon). will
I lose any data etc.?
If needs be I'm prepared to back up all my data and delpart, and
reinstall my original version of XP home , but this is mucho hassle.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The following Microsoft Knowledge Base Article should be helpful:

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

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Microsoft MVP
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"neil" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message:

| i have an oem version of XP home on my dell machine which i upgraded
| to XP Pro whilst on a MCP course. this is an evaluation copy of XP
| Pro. what happens when this evaluation copy expires (very soon). will
| I lose any data etc.?
| If needs be I'm prepared to back up all my data and delpart, and
| reinstall my original version of XP home , but this is mucho hassle.

 

[Alex Nichol]

i have an oem version of XP home on my dell machine which i upgraded
to XP Pro whilst on a MCP course. this is an evaluation copy of XP
Pro. what happens when this evaluation copy expires (very soon). will
I lose any data etc.?
If needs be I'm prepared to back up all my data and delpart, and
reinstall my original version of XP home , but this is mucho hassle.

But is what you have to do. Eval versions should be marked as not to be
used on production machines.

 

[neil]

But is what you have to do. Eval versions should be marked as not to be
used on production machines.

But if i put in my XP home CD can I choose to "upgrade" to XP Home
from XP Pro without losing any data??

 

[Test Man]

You can't upgrade from XP Pro to Home. Not sure if there would be an
uninstall option in Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, but you can check.

 

[Alex Nichol]

But if i put in my XP home CD can I choose to "upgrade" to XP Home
from XP Pro without losing any data??

You can't upgrade from Home to Pro - its a downgrade. You have to do a
clean install - and to get settings and so on taken over, read Gary
Woodruff's article on Files and settings Transfer at
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

 

[Please reply to newsgroup.]

But if i put in my XP home CD can I choose to "upgrade" to XP Home
from XP Pro without losing any data??

No.