Re: Uninstalling Server 2003 Evaluation

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From: MarkinOregon (NOSPAMmarkrstevens_at_msn.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:38:28 -0800

Thanks for the quick reply Johnathan!
Yes,, I plan on backing up everything first :) .
I was looking for any "gotchas" .
"Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <jmaltz@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:euwobKH7EHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Reformatting is an option, but you will lose all of your data. You can
> boot into the 2000 partition (I will assume that you installed 2003 on a
> separate partition/hard drive) and then delete the 2003 partition, and
> remove the 2003 entry from boot.ini as well.
>
> I strongly suggest backing up your data first
>
> --
> --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server - IIS, Virtual PC]
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>
> "MarkinOregon" <NOSPAMmarkrstevens@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:ONt%23a8G7EHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hey guys and gals!
>>
>> I was running windows Server 2003 Evaluation at my home network here for
>> studying purposes.
>>
>> M y Eval period has expired, so I need to clean it off my drive
>> obviously.
>>
>> Whats the best practice to do this?
>> I can remove individual components esily enough, but hot do I get rid on
>> the residual stuff?
>> This computer is dual-boot, W2K Pro is also installed.
>>
>> Should I just reformat the drive to W2K Pro again? If I do that,, won't
>> the install detect another operating system, and not allow me to delete
>> that partition?
>>
>> Any thoughts/suggestions muchly appreciated!
>>
>> Mark
>>
>
>

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