In news:A042B445-02A2-41E0-B6CB-22FF0AEB60D1@microsoft.com,
to junk or not? <tojunkornot@discussions.microsoft.com> replied with a ;-)
> Ok here is the deal.I purchased a Dell Laptop.It came with Windows XP
> home edition installed.It also came with a copy disc of The Windows
> XP.My brillant son decided to tryand load the disc into our older Pc
> running Windows 95.It some how took it or so my brother says,He has
> no idea how when it does not have enough Memerory,but he looked at it
> and said it did.Anyway The 30 day trial period ran out and now is
> telling me I have to register it with the product code.Once again my
> brother says it is not good.He thinks if I register it it will screw
> up my laptop since that is what it was ment for. My question...Do I
> register it? and if not howdo I get it off my older PC and return to
> the original settings? I do not have a recovery disc and or the old
> Windows 95 disc.Is my older PC junk now? I mean it is junk anyway
> being that old,but my son only wanted it to chat online.Any info
> would be grate or am I to just trash it?

Look in the newspaper ads on eBay for a copy of Windows 95, the old computer
is too old to run XP. You will need to install clean, so try to find the
Windows 95 b version or Windows 98SE full versions. No upgrade. Don't pay a
lot because the computer is basically worthless.

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