How do I uninstall XP!!!

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p_davis

How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
registry??

I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
horrendous!!!
 
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Richard Urban

Why would you think that registries are the same between operating systems.
They're NOT.

If you upgraded from Windows 98, and made the choice to save your old
Windows installation (which would enable you to go back to Windows 98) you
CAN downgrade to the older system. If you didn't, you can't. You will then
have to Install Windows 98 fresh - just like as if you had a brand new
computer without any operating system at all.

--

Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :)

If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You'd realize you didn't know what you thought you knew!
 
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p_davis

I am going to have to check, because the XP upgrade was so difficult I
don't recall what the idiots at MS told me to do!
 
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ByTor

How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
registry??

I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
horrendous!!!
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Backup your data, blow out the drive an do a clean install. You'd only
be asking for trouble trying to revert back. All this of course
providing you have the win98se install disk.
 
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DanS

Why would you think that registries are the same between operating
systems. They're NOT.

If you upgraded from Windows 98, and made the choice to save your old
Windows installation (which would enable you to go back to Windows 98)
you CAN downgrade to the older system. If you didn't, you can't. You
will then have to Install Windows 98 fresh - just like as if you had a
brand new computer without any operating system at all.
Click to expand...

Instead of of un-installing XP, if you could explain what problem(s) you
are having, maybe you could get help here.

Unless your system is not able to run XP because it's older hardware,not
enough RAM, etc., it would be best off to find out the problem and fix it.
Most likely, it's not any big issue(s). As for XP 'sucking', ALL software
from any vendor has some issue's, and XP is BY FAR superior to 98 as far as
stability goes, among many other things. If you've truly had it with M$
products and support, then why would you go back to 98, instead of Linux or
buying a Mac ?



DanS
 
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p_davis

this is a brand new system using an amd 64 3000+ processor, 512ddr,
ASUS motherboard, SATA RAID 0.

The last set of 22 critical updates left me with no taskbar or start
menu, MS told me to do a repair install, on XP, when this finished it
left me unable to run 80% of my programs.

When I try to run a program msg "application configuration is not
valid, PLS reinstall application" Even when i reinstall programs they
DO NOT work.

I can't even reinstall Outlook 2000!

by the way xp doesn't even recognize my dvd drive!


I want to go back to 98SE only for a short time while i prep and
install linux on my system!!
 
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Mike Hall

this is a brand new system using an amd 64 3000+ processor, 512ddr,
ASUS motherboard, SATA RAID 0.

The last set of 22 critical updates left me with no taskbar or start
menu, MS told me to do a repair install, on XP, when this finished it
left me unable to run 80% of my programs.

When I try to run a program msg "application configuration is not
valid, PLS reinstall application" Even when i reinstall programs they
DO NOT work.

I can't even reinstall Outlook 2000!

by the way xp doesn't even recognize my dvd drive!


I want to go back to 98SE only for a short time while i prep and
install linux on my system!!
Click to expand...

You are unable to fix problems in XP, so rather than come into here asking
how to fix it, you postulate about reverting to W98.. wise move.. backwards,
but for you a good one.. pardon me while I chuckle.. then you threaten, nay
promise to move to Linux?.. having shot yourself in one foot, you now take
careful aim at the other.. way to go.. did somebody tell you there are less
problems with Linux?.. you'll have me laughing soon.. have you ever been to
a Linux newsgroup?.. you should before acting like a regular buffoon in
here..
 
K

Ken Blake

In
How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and
retain my
registry??
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You can't. *If* you did an upgrade from 98, took the option to
save the previous operating system, and didn't convert your drive
to NTFS, you can uninstall XP and go back to 98. But of course,
the registry will be different, and can't be retained as is.

I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
horrendous!!!
Click to expand...


I completely disagree. But it's your computer and your choice
what to do with it.
 
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Miss Perspicacia Tick

I am going to have to check, because the XP upgrade was so difficult I
don't recall what the idiots at MS told me to do!
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If you wish a definition of 'idiot', may I suggest you avail yourself of the
nearest mirror?

1) Did you run the upgrade advisor to see if your hardware and software
was compatible before upgrading? No, you did not.
2) Did you uninstall any AVP and firewall applications before upgrading?
No, you did not.
3) Did you check to see if your hardware met the minimum specifications?
No, you did not.
4) If you did run the Upgrade Advisor (which I very much doubt) did you
make good the errors it found? No, you did not.

Stop blaming MS for your own inadequacies and failiings. The fault is
*YOURS*, not Microsoft's.
 
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Pat

How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
registry??

I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
horrendous!!!
Click to expand...
The only way that you are getting back to 98se ( I wouldn't if I were
you, but I am not you), anyways, reformat and reinstall 98se. The
registry will be lost and there is no way of saving it.
 
H

Harry Ohrn

Windows 98 is a Microsoft product.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


| How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
| registry??
|
| I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
| horrendous!!!
|
 
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Bob Harris

After you calm down, consider wiping the hard drive clean (via FDISK or
DISKPART), then re-create at least two partitions (OS+programs, data),
format them as appropriate (hint, FAT32 is more universal than NTFS),
disconnect all peripherals, except monitor, keyboard, and mouse, (be sure
internet connect is disconnected, too), update the BIOS, install the
operating system of your choice, install any drivers that came with the
motherboard.

Before installing any application software, make a backup of the system
partition. (You will have to install some backup software.) Next, test
recovery function of the backup software, assuming that the operating system
can not be booted. If you can not recover, get better backup software, or
read the manual more carefully.

Now, everytime you add a program or two OR do an update or two, and test
that everything is working OK, do another backup. If adding a
program/update messes things up, restore to before the problem. Yes, XP
updates can kill a PC. Not the update itself usually, but a slipped bit in
the download, more likely. This is true of XP, 98, etc. My worst disaster
in 98 was casued by a IE update that went wrong. The same update worked
fine a few days later.

As for choise of OS, I must honestly say that XP has been less problem for
me than 98 or 95. I tried Red hat 7.x LINUX, and that worked OK, but it was
limited in functions, and I never tried updating it. I have a friend who is
happy with Susse LINUX, if that helps.
 
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p_davis

FYI I have 7 open cases with MS which are unresolved!! and when i Talk
to them its like talking to the wall, their best answer to
fix these problems is to do a parallel install.
 
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Michael Stevens

this is a brand new system using an amd 64 3000+ processor, 512ddr,
ASUS motherboard, SATA RAID 0.

The last set of 22 critical updates left me with no taskbar or start
menu, MS told me to do a repair install, on XP, when this finished it
left me unable to run 80% of my programs.

When I try to run a program msg "application configuration is not
valid, PLS reinstall application" Even when i reinstall programs they
DO NOT work.

I can't even reinstall Outlook 2000!

by the way xp doesn't even recognize my dvd drive!


I want to go back to 98SE only for a short time while i prep and
install linux on my system!!
Click to expand...

If you can't get XP to work on this hardware, good luck with Linux.
Have you considered it may be bad hardware? Has any OS ever been installed
successfully on this system? You say it is a brand new system, I can't
imagine anyone purchasing an AMD 64 system and then installing Win 98 on it.
What were you thinking?
Remove everything but the keyboard, mouse and monitor and do a clean
install.
You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
http://michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
 
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melvin cotterill

Hello;
I would suggest you replace your keyboard. The shift key is buggered. It
keeps printing an "i" instead of an "I".
 
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Papa

You really need to calm down, get an open mind, and start thinking through
the problem logically. Going to W98 is not going to solve anything, going to
Linux is DEFINITELY not going to solve anything, and calling Microsoft is
almost never necessary. Start thinking. It will turn out to be solvable,
especially if you provide this NG with some specifics instead of ranting.
 
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p_davis

fyi

answers to your questions!

1) yes

2) n/a I was not running any avp or firewall at time of upgrade

3) yes

4) yes

my experience with ms goes back to 3.0/3.1 this has been the most
troublesome upgrade I have experienced in over 20 yrs!!!
BTW I get better answers from my h/w vendors than I do from MS
 
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p_davis

Papa

ok, here are the specifics:

I am running a amd 64 3000+, seagate sata 160's (2) as a raid 0, with
512 mb,

my ugrade took about 10 iterations to install, after installing sp2 i
removed i after receiving DEP errors on window' explorer,

the last set of critical updates resulted in leaving me with NO taskbar
or startmenu!

when i attempt to run installed programs error msg: "the current
application configuration is not valid"

this is why i am attempting to rid myself of xp since the only solution
that MS says is to do a parallel install

my programs are there, but it appears that my registry is afu
good luck
 
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p_davis

i was running 98 on the system prior to upgrading to xp, because at the
time it was my current o/s. BTW right now i can't connect to my isp
since xp does not recognize my usb modem - even though the driver has
been successfully installed, the same goes for my dvd dd rw
 

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