The easiest solutions are not always the most intuitive.
Thanks for posting Lenny.
Cheers,
Jimmy.
| I thank you both. Why didn't I think of that! (boot up the old OS and delete
| from there)
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| | > Boot to your old XP install and remove the new XP install.
| > Then do the upgrade correctly after reading the
| > instructions. That would be the best way to handle the
| > mix-up.
| >
| >
| > "Jimmy S." <Private> wrote in message
| > | > | Hi Lenny,
| > |
| > | Since you have 2 XP installations, you will be prompted
| > | to chose which one to boot with during startup. Choose
| > | to boot from your old XP Home installation, and you will
| > | then be able to see all the old programs in your Add or
| > | Remove programs menu. Hope that helps and good luck!
| > |
| > | --
| > | Cheers, Windows XP MVP
| > Shell / User
| > | Jimmy S.
| >
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| > |
| > | Game FAQs:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > | Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite:
| >
http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
| > | MS Support at:
| >
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
| > | My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I
| > confer any rights.
| > | _________________________________________________________
| > |
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| > | | I have installed XP Pro onto my computer, I thought I
| > had installed it over
| > | | my other version XP Home but it turns out that I now
| > have 2 separate OS on
| > | | the computer. That is not ideal but nothing to worry
| > about. My problem is
| > | | that all the programs that were installed before XP Pro
| > are still on the
| > | | computer but are not found when I go to the
| > uninstall/install new programs.
| > | | How can I get all the programs 'seen' by the uninstall
| > utility from within
| > | | XP Pro
| > | |
| > | | Cheers
| > | | Lenny
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