Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

August 8, 2007

I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. I didn't

have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I installed the

180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook in an alternate file

path on the same partition as Windows XP Professional. After this, I found

the following FAQ website and statement:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

"Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP Professional be

removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2 software is

reached?

A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the class now and

I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the 180 days

expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows installed:

Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

operating system from a partition"

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows Server 2003

trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact and avoid losing XP or

any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall method

would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the trial from being

re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with my XP

installation when the 180-day period ends even after the Server 2003 trial

has been removed?

If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

predicted in the FAQ above?

Thank You,

Rachael

August 9, 2007

Re: Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

Rachael this newsgroup is for SBS 2003. You'll probably get a better

response in a Windows Server specific newsgroup.

"Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D8790487-0C03-4A5E-A3A5-EFE6F98C94E7@microsoft.com...

>I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. I

>didn't

> have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I installed the

> 180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook in an alternate file

> path on the same partition as Windows XP Professional. After this, I found

> the following FAQ website and statement:

>

> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

>

> "Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

> evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP Professional

> be

> removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2 software is

> reached?

> A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

>

> I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the class now

> and

> I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the 180

> days

> expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

> operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows installed:

>

> Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

> operating system from a partition"

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

>

> If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows Server 2003

> trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact and avoid losing XP

> or

> any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall method

> would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the trial from

> being

> re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with my XP

> installation when the 180-day period ends even after the Server 2003 trial

> has been removed?

>

> If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

> predicted in the FAQ above?

>

> Thank You,

> Rachael

>

August 9, 2007

Re: Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

Steve

This is the Widows Server specific newsgroup. SBS is another newsgroup.You got it reversed

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"Steve" <newsgroup@public.lan> wrote in message news:eW88F$h2HHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Rachael this newsgroup is for SBS 2003. You'll probably get a better

> response in a Windows Server specific newsgroup.

>

> "Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:D8790487-0C03-4A5E-A3A5-EFE6F98C94E7@microsoft.com...

>>I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. I

>>didn't

>> have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I installed the

>> 180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook in an alternate file

>> path on the same partition as Windows XP Professional. After this, I found

>> the following FAQ website and statement:

>>

>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

>>

>> "Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

>> evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP Professional

>> be

>> removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2 software is

>> reached?

>> A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

>>

>> I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the class now

>> and

>> I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the 180

>> days

>> expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

>> operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows installed:

>>

>> Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

>> operating system from a partition"

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

>>

>> If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows Server 2003

>> trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact and avoid losing XP

>> or

>> any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall method

>> would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the trial from

>> being

>> re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with my XP

>> installation when the 180-day period ends even after the Server 2003 trial

>> has been removed?

>>

>> If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

>> predicted in the FAQ above?

>>

>> Thank You,

>> Rachael

>>

>

August 9, 2007

Re: Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

Is the system a dual boot? If both are on the same partition and if you installed XP after the W2K3 Trial on the same partition you will lose it.

If on separate partitions then there is no problem.

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Peter

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"Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D8790487-0C03-4A5E-A3A5-EFE6F98C94E7@microsoft.com...

>I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. I didn't

> have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I installed the

> 180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook in an alternate file

> path on the same partition as Windows XP Professional. After this, I found

> the following FAQ website and statement:

>

> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

>

> "Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

> evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP Professional be

> removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2 software is

> reached?

> A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

>

> I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the class now and

> I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the 180 days

> expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

> operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows installed:

>

> Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

> operating system from a partition"

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

>

> If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows Server 2003

> trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact and avoid losing XP or

> any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall method

> would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the trial from being

> re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with my XP

> installation when the 180-day period ends even after the Server 2003 trial

> has been removed?

>

> If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

> predicted in the FAQ above?

>

> Thank You,

> Rachael

>

August 9, 2007

Re: Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

Peter Foldes wrote:

> Steve

>

> This is the Widows Server specific newsgroup. SBS is another

> newsgroup.You got it reversed

>

Actually the OP cross posted to both, but I have no idea why the SBS group

was included.

>

> "Steve" <newsgroup@public.lan> wrote in message

> news:eW88F$h2HHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> Rachael this newsgroup is for SBS 2003. You'll probably get a better

>> response in a Windows Server specific newsgroup.

>>

>> "Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message news:D8790487-0C03-4A5E-A3A5-EFE6F98C94E7@microsoft.com...

>>> I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

>>> Edition. I didn't

>>> have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I

>>> installed the 180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook

>>> in an alternate file path on the same partition as Windows XP

>>> Professional. After this, I found the following FAQ website and

>>> statement:

>>>

>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

>>>

>>> "Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

>>> evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP

>>> Professional be

>>> removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2

>>> software is reached?

>>> A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

>>>

>>> I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the

>>> class now and

>>> I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the

>>> 180 days

>>> expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

>>> operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows

>>> installed:

>>>

>>> Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

>>> operating system from a partition"

>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

>>>

>>> If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows

>>> Server 2003 trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact

>>> and avoid losing XP or

>>> any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall

>>> method would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the

>>> trial from being

>>> re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with

>>> my XP installation when the 180-day period ends even after the

>>> Server 2003 trial has been removed?

>>>

>>> If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

>>> predicted in the FAQ above?

>>>

>>> Thank You,

>>> Rachael

--

/kj

August 9, 2007

Re: Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

I didn't notice the cross posting but regardless it really doesn't relate to

SBS 2003 at all.

"Peter Foldes" <okf22@hotmail.com> wrote in message

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Steve

This is the Widows Server specific newsgroup. SBS is another newsgroup.You

got it reversed

--

Peter

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"Steve" <newsgroup@public.lan> wrote in message

news:eW88F$h2HHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> Rachael this newsgroup is for SBS 2003. You'll probably get a better

> response in a Windows Server specific newsgroup.

>

> "Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:D8790487-0C03-4A5E-A3A5-EFE6F98C94E7@microsoft.com...

>>I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. I

>>didn't

>> have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I installed the

>> 180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook in an alternate file

>> path on the same partition as Windows XP Professional. After this, I

>> found

>> the following FAQ website and statement:

>>

>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

>>

>> "Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

>> evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP

>> Professional

>> be

>> removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2 software is

>> reached?

>> A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

>>

>> I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the class now

>> and

>> I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the 180

>> days

>> expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

>> operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows installed:

>>

>> Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

>> operating system from a partition"

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

>>

>> If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows Server

>> 2003

>> trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact and avoid losing XP

>> or

>> any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall

>> method

>> would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the trial from

>> being

>> re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with my XP

>> installation when the 180-day period ends even after the Server 2003

>> trial

>> has been removed?

>>

>> If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

>> predicted in the FAQ above?

>>

>> Thank You,

>> Rachael

>>

>

August 9, 2007

Re: Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

Whoops. I missed that. Thanks

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"kj [sBS MVP]" <KevinJ.SBS@SPAMFREE.gmail.com> wrote in message news:elNI10i2HHA.6072@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Peter Foldes wrote:

>> Steve

>>

>> This is the Widows Server specific newsgroup. SBS is another

>> newsgroup.You got it reversed

>>

>

> Actually the OP cross posted to both, but I have no idea why the SBS group

> was included.

>

>>

>> "Steve" <newsgroup@public.lan> wrote in message

>> news:eW88F$h2HHA.1124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>> Rachael this newsgroup is for SBS 2003. You'll probably get a better

>>> response in a Windows Server specific newsgroup.

>>>

>>> "Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>>> message news:D8790487-0C03-4A5E-A3A5-EFE6F98C94E7@microsoft.com...

>>>> I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise

>>>> Edition. I didn't

>>>> have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I

>>>> installed the 180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook

>>>> in an alternate file path on the same partition as Windows XP

>>>> Professional. After this, I found the following FAQ website and

>>>> statement:

>>>>

>>>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

>>>>

>>>> "Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

>>>> evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP

>>>> Professional be

>>>> removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2

>>>> software is reached?

>>>> A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

>>>>

>>>> I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the

>>>> class now and

>>>> I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the

>>>> 180 days

>>>> expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

>>>> operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows

>>>> installed:

>>>>

>>>> Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

>>>> operating system from a partition"

>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

>>>>

>>>> If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows

>>>> Server 2003 trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact

>>>> and avoid losing XP or

>>>> any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall

>>>> method would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the

>>>> trial from being

>>>> re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with

>>>> my XP installation when the 180-day period ends even after the

>>>> Server 2003 trial has been removed?

>>>>

>>>> If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

>>>> predicted in the FAQ above?

>>>>

>>>> Thank You,

>>>> Rachael

>

> --

> /kj

>

August 11, 2007

Re: Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

It is dual boot. They are on the same partition, but XP Pro was installed

first--it came preinstalled on my machine. Will the order of installation

effect the outcome?

Thanks,

Rachael

P.S. Sorry about the posting mistake. I don't know how to change it now.

"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> Is the system a dual boot? If both are on the same partition and if you installed XP after the W2K3 Trial on the same partition you will lose it.

>

> If on separate partitions then there is no problem.

>

> --

> Peter

>

> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>

> "Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:D8790487-0C03-4A5E-A3A5-EFE6F98C94E7@microsoft.com...

> >I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. I didn't

> > have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I installed the

> > 180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook in an alternate file

> > path on the same partition as Windows XP Professional. After this, I found

> > the following FAQ website and statement:

> >

> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

> >

> > "Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

> > evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP Professional be

> > removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2 software is

> > reached?

> > A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

> >

> > I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the class now and

> > I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the 180 days

> > expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

> > operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows installed:

> >

> > Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

> > operating system from a partition"

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

> >

> > If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows Server 2003

> > trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact and avoid losing XP or

> > any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall method

> > would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the trial from being

> > re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with my XP

> > installation when the 180-day period ends even after the Server 2003 trial

> > has been removed?

> >

> > If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

> > predicted in the FAQ above?

> >

> > Thank You,

> > Rachael

> >

>

August 11, 2007

Re: Uninstalling Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition trial

Hi Rachel,

Before you uninstall the Server W2K3 Enterprise you should make sure that in

the boot.ini file on the primary drive is pointing to the Windows XP is set

to boot first. Frankly you can take the Server 2003 lines out of the

boot.ini completely. After that you can uninstall it safely and without

worry.

Good luck!

M

--

Mitch Garvis, MCT

MCSA, MCITP, MCDST, MCTS

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - Customer Experience

Visit my blog at http://blog.mitchgarvis.com

"Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:EEF97829-DAB2-47AC-97C5-3AAD3160B314@microsoft.com...

> It is dual boot. They are on the same partition, but XP Pro was installed

> first--it came preinstalled on my machine. Will the order of installation

> effect the outcome?

>

> Thanks,

> Rachael

>

> P.S. Sorry about the posting mistake. I don't know how to change it now.

>

> "Peter Foldes" wrote:

>

>> Is the system a dual boot? If both are on the same partition and if you

>> installed XP after the W2K3 Trial on the same partition you will lose it.

>>

>> If on separate partitions then there is no problem.

>>

>> --

>> Peter

>>

>> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others

>> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.

>>

>> "Rachael12321" <Rachael12321@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:D8790487-0C03-4A5E-A3A5-EFE6F98C94E7@microsoft.com...

>> >I took a class that required Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition. I

>> >didn't

>> > have any unusued space and I only have one partition, so I installed

>> > the

>> > 180-day Evaluation Edition included with my textbook in an alternate

>> > file

>> > path on the same partition as Windows XP Professional. After this, I

>> > found

>> > the following FAQ website and statement:

>> >

>> > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/bb430832.aspx

>> >

>> > "Q. If I installed Windows XP Professional on a server running the

>> > evaluation version of Windows Server 2003 R2, will Windows XP

>> > Professional be

>> > removed when the 180-day limit on the Windows Server 2003 R2 software

>> > is

>> > reached?

>> > A. Yes, if you installed them on the same partition."

>> >

>> > I am concerned this applies in my case . . . I am finished the class

>> > now and

>> > I would like to uninstall the Windows Server 2003 trial before the 180

>> > days

>> > expires. I have found the following instructions to remove a Windows

>> > operating system from a partition with two versions of Windows

>> > installed:

>> >

>> > Article ID:888023, "How to remove a second installation of a Windows

>> > operating system from a partition"

>> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/888023/en-us

>> >

>> > If I use the instructions from this site to remove the Windows Server

>> > 2003

>> > trial, can I leave my Windows XP installation intact and avoid losing

>> > XP or

>> > any data when the 180-day evaluation period ends? If this uninstall

>> > method

>> > would leave files on my hard drive designed to prevent the trial from

>> > being

>> > re-installed and re-started, could these files also interfere with my

>> > XP

>> > installation when the 180-day period ends even after the Server 2003

>> > trial

>> > has been removed?

>> >

>> > If this solution won't work, is there any way to prevent the outcome

>> > predicted in the FAQ above?

>> >

>> > Thank You,

>> > Rachael

>> >

>>

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