i installed a trial verion of vista on this computer but i don't want it on there anymore trial still has like 20 days but i want to no how to get ride of it and go back to using my old xp
2007-10-17 00:36:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
"Trial version of Vista"??? Hmmm...
Just re-install your "(Trial version of) XP".
Back up all personal data from your PC. Then, do a store-bought Windows XP "Clean Install", for further instructions, go to:
And, just in case, here's the "store-bought Vista to store-bought XP" Step By Step from Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933168/en-us
2007-10-17 00:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe Microsoft included a roll back feature with the trail Vista. Even if they did it is highly unlikely that the roll back will remove every trace of Vista.
If you did not make an image of your drive before you installed Vista over top of it, then save your data to a different hard drive and reinstall your XP OS.
2007-10-17 07:47:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get a boot menu when you start your computer, allowing you to select Vista or XP. If for some reason this isn't there, just boot from your original Windows XP media. The Windows XP set-up process with then run, re-installing XP.
2007-10-17 07:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by Linux OS 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't say I blame you for wanting to go back to XP!
You will need your original XP installation disk to reinstall XP.
2007-10-17 07:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by Vera C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reformat and reinstall xp.
2007-10-17 07:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can't
just be patient till the trial period ends'' then uninstall it ''
they will hound you for a while afterwards to try and force you to buy it
2007-10-17 07:44:35 · answer #6 · answered by gerard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋