dennis@home wrote:


"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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dennis@home wrote:


"Steve Firth" wrote in message
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"dennis@home" wrote:
"Andrew May" wrote in message
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Let me get this right. Microsoft have given you a Windows 8 trial
that
will at some point expire. At this point you either have to pay
for the
release version or your PC will be useless because there is no
facility for returning to XP. Nice.


Its a preview.
They tell you to make sure you can revert using whatever method you
like
before you install it.
Its like linux, they don't provide a method to revert either.
You either reinstall or restore a backup.

More den********(tm). Linux distros are available that are designed
explicitly for those who want to try before they commit irrevocably
to a
full install of the OS. These distros offer fully reversible options
such
as live CDs, installations that run only from ram disk or dual boot.

More firth cr@p.


in this case he is of course 100% correct.

Its irrelevant cr@p.
None of the things mentioned were an upgrade that could be rolled back
easily.
Even the dual boot would require manual changes.

Live CDs are pretty useless too.
JGF pendrive linux if you want a live boot USB stick with persistent
memory, far better.

Or install Wubuntu. It installs, automatically gives you a multiple boot
setup to which you can add other distributions, and uninstalls without
leaving a byte behind apart from any data generated by the user.

--
Tciao for Now!

John.