Can I "undo" my Vista install?

[Guest]

I seem to remember that when I upgraded to XP there was an option to revert
back to my previous OS if I messed up.

Also, my prefious OS installations always preservid my data so I guess I've
gotten a little complacent. I backed up some really important stuff but
there's lots that I still need, and I can't get to it. It's probably in the
administrator account that I'm locked out of. I was administrator in my XP
installation and without password access, but now I have a blank slate in my
named user account and Vista will not allow me to access the admin account.

Am I simply SOL?

 

[Charles]

No SOL.

No Uninstall. For many reasons, some good and some bad.

If you did an upgrade, then I guess your missing info is in your Admin
account. You can fetch it by surfing to it.
c:\users

I don't recommend enabling the Admin account because System Admin accounts
are generally a security hole.

CharlesE

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Lee

See the following article for information on recovering the files. The files
may be in a folder that was created during the Vista install.

Folders on partitions used to install Windows Vista may be moved or may be
renamed to end with .OLD:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927839

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Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

 

[Guest]

Charles,

Thanks so much. Yes - my "missing" files were in my administrator folder
that I was able to access. I'm in the process of transferring that entire
folder (12GB) to another drive.

Lee

 

[Guest]

Couldn't fine the .old folders, but I've been able to access my administrator
files and folders so everything's okay now. Thanks