With Windows 2000 you have to re-install as well. Daryl S. Ehrenheim Bargreen-Ellingson IT Support _____ From: Newman, Phil [mailto:Phil.Newman@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 11:30 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [SPAM] [windows2000] Re: Win XP Trial With Windows 2003 Server - when the trial expires - you have to re-install _____ From: Greg Reese [mailto:GReese@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 22 June 2004 16:00 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Win XP Trial Does anyone know what happens when the trial period expires on a Windows XP Pro 120 day trial? Can you just enter a valid license key and unlock it or does it have to be re-installed with a non-trial copy. Or if you don't want to keep it can you uninstall and go back to your old OS. Win98 in this case. Greg