Re: UNINSTALLING XP HOME

1. Boot into Windows 2000.
2. Open a command prompt* and type: "echo %windir%" without the quotes.
This will give you the current Windows folder you are using.
3. From Explorer, delete the folder containing the installation you want to remove.
The original install folder is usually called Windows and subsequent folders will be derivatives of Windows or Winnt.
4. From System Properties [Winkey+Pause/Break] > Advanced Tab > Statup and Recovery > Settings > Edit.
5. Select the Edit button and from notepad, first backup boot.ini, by going to File; Save As and rename boot.ini. to something like
boot.inibak.
6. Remove the line referencing the installation not chosen; you made note of in step one.
7. Set timeout=0 so the system boots directly into Win 2000 (you will not get the boot menu).
8. Save As boot.ini & Exit.
9. Reboot.

* To access the command prompt: Start>All Programs>Accessories>Command
Prompt or from Start>RUN type: "CMD" without the quotes, then press OK.

Ref: http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#two

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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"michelle" wrote:

| My boss bought new computer with xp installed and has disc etc. He then
| installed same disk on one that i was going to use, but didnt realise that it
| wouldnot register twice! I have tried the safe mode-command prompt to
| uninstall but it says it cant uninstal without valid registry number????
| Any ideas my puter is seriously having probs as i cannot just boot it up as
| it has took xp as default programme and i have to manually put it to 2000 as
| main programme?
| Any help much appreciated