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How to Manually Remove Windows NT or Windows 2000
Applies To
This article was previously published under Q301670
SUMMARY
This article describes how to manually remove Windows NT
or Windows 2000 from your computer to return to a previous
Microsoft MS-DOS installation.
MORE INFORMATION
Before you start, make sure you know where Windows NT or
Windows 2000 is installed, how much of it you want to
remove, and how your hard disk is partitioned and
formatted. Then, use the information in one of the
following sections in this article:
Remove Windows NT or Windows 2000 to Restore the MS-DOS
Configuration
Remove a Primary NTFS File System Partition
Remove Windows NT or Windows 2000 Files
NOTE: If the hard disk contains a partition that uses
NTFS, remove this partition in Windows NT or Windows 2000
before removing Windows NT or Windows 2000.
Remove Windows NT or Windows 2000 to Restore the MS-DOS
Configuration
To return to your original MS-DOS configuration:
WARNING: Back up all your important data before you
continue. All data on NTFS partitions and in the Windows
installation folders will be erased by the following
procedure.
Start your computer to MS-DOS by selecting it on the
Startup menu.
NOTE: You can also start your computer with a Microsoft
Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 startup disk.
At the command prompt, type sys c:, and then press ENTER.
NOTE: This command replaces the Windows NT or Windows 2000
boot sector with the MS-DOS boot sector, and configures
your computer to start MS-DOS.
Delete the following files from the root folder of drive
C. To do this, type del filename, and then press ENTER,
where filename is name of the file to be deleted. Repeat
this step for each of the following files:
Pagefile.sys
Boot.ini
Ntldr
Ntdetect.com
Ntbootdd.sys
Remove a Primary NTFS File System Partition
After you run the sys c: command, you must remove the
primary NTFS partition. There are several ways to delete a
primary NTFS partition:
Start the MS-DOS installation from a floppy disk, and then
press ENTER to continue to install MS-DOS. When you are
prompted to do so, select Remove Files.
Start Windows NT or Windows 2000 Setup from floppy disks
or a CD-ROM. When you are prompted to do so, remove the
partition.
Remove Windows NT or Windows 2000 Files
You can also delete the following folders to complete the
removal of Windows NT or Windows 2000 from your computer:
Program Files
Recycled
Users
Winnt
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Last Reviewed: 6/6/2003 (2.0)
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