Alright, so after being an idiot and ignoring the installation guide I noticed, upon using the uninstall.exe in the NT directory, uninstalling that actually uninstalls the original Freelancer. Kinda inconvenient, but whatever.
Other than that, the NT forum isn't doing a good job of sending me a validation email.
Edit: Other than that, I'm really looking forward to getting in game. The menu scenes look amazing already.