Remove XP go back to 98

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My son installed XP on his computer but we do not have a product ID number and I cant get past the sign in screenHELP M

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous Operating System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303661

How to Use the Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard
Disk
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;255867

1. Delete the Windows XP partition.
2. Create a new partition.
3. Format the new partition FAT32.
4. Install your desired Operating System.

How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];326246

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Windows XP - Shell/User

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| My son installed XP on his computer but we do not have a product ID number and I cant get past the sign in
screenHELP ME
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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Can you say "Oops!"? Why on earth would he do that?

In any case, the only way back is the hard way. If he converted to NTFS
during setup, then he will need to repartition first by running fdisk and
removing the non-dos partition, then create a primary dos one. Otherwise,
boot the system with a Win98 startup floppy and format the system partition
(if there are other fat/fat32 partitions they can be left intact), then
reinstall Win98.

If there is data to be recovered, pull the drive and slave it in another
system to copy off the data first before proceeding.

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Michael Stevens]

My son installed XP on his computer but we do not have a product ID number
and I cant get past the sign in screenHELP ME

Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address box.
Remove XP and install 98/Me
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The normal way to "uninstall" _any_ operating system is to format
the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.

However, if you performed an upgrade from Win98/Me, elected to
backup the old system files, and didn't convert the partition to NTFS,
then all you need do is boot into Safe Mode and Start > Control Panel

Add/Remove Programs. All of these conditions _must_ be met for the

uninstall option to be available.

Otherwise:

How to Manually Remove Win XP and Restore Win9x
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314052


Bruce Chambers

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