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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!!
 
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
 
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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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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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!!
 
If he didn't choose the option to save the previous setup, he wasn't much of
a friend.
 
mnsteve said:
I have a desktop with windows 98 that was becoming fairly unstable. A
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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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