Yes windows 8 even calls some of its messages toasts I see..

Normally, if you want it to not be permanent, you need to install as a multi
boot system when it shoves in another partition and makes one primary.

Brian

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"Andy Burns" wrote in message
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Jim Hawkins wrote:

The instructions didn't mention partitioning the disk - it implied it
was just a temporary installation. And it certainly didn't mention
overwriting XP.

Your XP (and data you had stored on the hard disk) is toast :-(

Backup?