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Thread ID: 50363	2004-10-18 09:09:00	Windows XP Trial Install	M@TT (149)	Press F1

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282405	2004-10-18 09:09:00	I have a trial copy of WinXP pro I would like to instal on my machine just to try it out (i have been using win98se and am getting sick to death of it). If I choose the 'install over top' method. If i choose to uninstall it will my win98SE be intact with ALL progs, documents and settings that were there prior to the winxp install? thanks for any help M@TT	M@TT (149)
282406	2004-10-18 09:40:00	Probably, (perhaps only possibly) yes. But the chance of corruption would be very significant, particularly when you are leapfrogging 3 versions and a different basis of OS (NT vs 9x) If there is anything critical, back it up. Murphy will prevail. Use Ghost or similar to do an image of 98SE, then restore the image instead of trying to unwind XP.	godfather (25)
282407	2004-10-18 09:45:00	They should be, largly. Certain apps may need to be reinstalled over top of themselves though to function correctly, but nothing major.	Chilling_Silence (9)
282408	2004-10-18 09:46:00	....And that's what happens when you use tabbed browsing and dont refresh before replying ;-)	Chilling_Silence (9)
282409	2004-10-19 03:36:00	you asy your pc is running 98se, 98se can run on a 166 or so, but xp cant, can your pc handle the requirements??	Prescott (11)
282410	2004-10-19 03:46:00	I think this is a bad idea because there has been a recent post about this where someone did what you are saying and when the time period ran out he was locked out of his computer. In other words, at the end of the trial period it is difficult to get back to the original os if you don't want to buy the new one.	zqwerty (97)
282411	2004-10-19 09:24:00	Its running an athlonxp 2200+ so should be fine however, its is going very slowly. see my other thread: pressf1.pcworld.co.nz	M@TT (149)
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