Uninstall XP pro trial version

[Johnny1127]

My 120 day trial version does not seem to have an
uninstall that I can find and I would like to reinstall
Win2000 before XP expires. I am not sure what will happen
after the last 25 days left are up but I would like to
save a lot of info and transfer it to Win200 if possible.
Thanks for any help you may provide.
john

[Chris Lanier]

you can't uninstall it. you must format your hard drive and install windows
2000 again.

"Johnny1127" > wrote in message
...
> My 120 day trial version does not seem to have an
> uninstall that I can find and I would like to reinstall
> Win2000 before XP expires. I am not sure what will happen
> after the last 25 days left are up but I would like to
> save a lot of info and transfer it to Win200 if possible.
> Thanks for any help you may provide.
> john

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

To replace WinXP with an earlier OS, you'll have to boot from the
appropriate boot disk, format the hard drive, and install. There is
no supported downgrade path or technique.

Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the system partition as
part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the
order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)


Bruce Chambers

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"Johnny1127" > wrote in message
...
> My 120 day trial version does not seem to have an
> uninstall that I can find and I would like to reinstall
> Win2000 before XP expires. I am not sure what will happen
> after the last 25 days left are up but I would like to
> save a lot of info and transfer it to Win200 if possible.
> Thanks for any help you may provide.
> john

[Frank]

Johnny1127 wrote:

| My 120 day trial version does not seem to have an
| uninstall that I can find and I would like to reinstall
| Win2000 before XP expires. I am not sure what will happen
| after the last 25 days left are up but I would like to
| save a lot of info and transfer it to Win200 if possible.
| Thanks for any help you may provide.
| john

See if any of the information on the following page will help...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303661&Product=winxp

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Tampa Bay RR

[Mark Test]

That's what I call one helluva "trial" version. Re-format or
buy the OS.
Mark
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acts onstage and wonders if she's being paid the minimum wage."
Irving Kristol

"Chris Lanier" > wrote in message
...
> you can't uninstall it. you must format your hard drive and install
windows
> 2000 again.
>
> "Johnny1127" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My 120 day trial version does not seem to have an
> > uninstall that I can find and I would like to reinstall
> > Win2000 before XP expires. I am not sure what will happen
> > after the last 25 days left are up but I would like to
> > save a lot of info and transfer it to Win200 if possible.
> > Thanks for any help you may provide.
> > john
>
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Windows XP only supports uninstalling if you upgraded from 98 or Me and
chose to save the old OS as a backup. Additionally, if you converted your
hard disk to NTFS, you can't uninstall then, either.

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"Mark Test" > wrote in message
...
> That's what I call one helluva "trial" version. Re-format or
> buy the OS.
> Mark
> --
> "A liberal is a person who sees a fourteen-year-old girl performing live
sex
> acts onstage and wonders if she's being paid the minimum wage."
> Irving Kristol
>
> "Chris Lanier" > wrote in message
> ...
> > you can't uninstall it. you must format your hard drive and install
> windows
> > 2000 again.
> >
> > "Johnny1127" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > My 120 day trial version does not seem to have an
> > > uninstall that I can find and I would like to reinstall
> > > Win2000 before XP expires. I am not sure what will happen
> > > after the last 25 days left are up but I would like to
> > > save a lot of info and transfer it to Win200 if possible.
> > > Thanks for any help you may provide.
> > > john
> >
> >
>
>