Uninstall 2000 Pro back to Win98????

[Guest]

Hi everyone. I have an old laptop that my 5 year old uses. It started off
with Win98, then was upgraded to 2000Pro. However, in order to make more
memory available and to run faster, I would like to revert it back to 98. Is
there a way I can uninstall 2000 and automatically have it go back to 98
without doing a full install of 98?

Thanks for any info!
Christie

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi everyone. I have an old laptop that my 5 year old uses. It
started off with Win98, then was upgraded to 2000Pro. However, in
order to make more memory available and to run faster, I would like
to revert it back to 98. Is there a way I can uninstall 2000 and
automatically have it go back to 98 without doing a full install of
98?

Thanks for any info!
Christie

Do you see anything in add/remove programs that would uninstall/revert? If
not, a full reinstall is your only option.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi everyone. I have an old laptop that my 5 year old uses. It started off
with Win98, then was upgraded to 2000Pro. However, in order to make more
memory available and to run faster, I would like to revert it back to 98. Is
there a way I can uninstall 2000 and automatically have it go back to 98
without doing a full install of 98?

Thanks for any info!
Christie

No, there isn't.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi everyone. I have an old laptop that my 5 year old uses. It started off
with Win98, then was upgraded to 2000Pro. However, in order to make more
memory available and to run faster, I would like to revert it back to 98. Is
there a way I can uninstall 2000 and automatically have it go back to 98
without doing a full install of 98?

Thanks for any info!
Christie

No. There is no supported downgrade path. The only way to revert from
Win2K to an older OS is to format the hard drive and start afresh.


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