uninstall windows xp...Not in add and remove programs

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i do not know how i can uninstall windows xp home from my pc.It is not in add and remove program in the pc ,Can anyone email me the info so i can print it off and then uninstall it,Thanks Leslie

 

[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.


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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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[Malke]

i do not know how i can uninstall windows xp home from my pc.It is
not in add and remove program in the pc ,Can anyone email me the info
so i can print it off and then uninstall it,Thanks Leslie

Hi, Leslie. Windows XP is your operating system. You cannot uninstall it
from within itself. Here are some links that may help you:

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install

Perhaps if you'd post back with a clear description of why you want to
uninstall XP, we might be able to help you further.

Cheers,

Malke

 

[Les Herrman]

Hi, Leslie. Windows XP is your operating system. You cannot uninstall it
from within itself.

Yes you can provided some certain caveats apply.

1.) The XP was an upgrade installed over a previous OS

2.) You said yes when asked during the upgrade if you wanted to save
the previous OS.

3.) You have not converted the drive to NTFS from FAT

If all these apply then you would have a listing for uninstalling XP
in Add/remove

Obviously one or more of these do not apply to the original
poster,meaning the links you supplied would be appropriate.

However your blanket statement that XP can not be uninstalled from
within itself is incorrect.

 

[Les Herrman]

i do not know how i can uninstall windows xp home from my pc.It is not in add and remove program in the pc ,Can anyone email me the info so i can print it off and then uninstall it,Thanks Leslie

If the Uninstall XP is not listed in your add/remove then one or more
of the following apply.

1.) Your install of XP was not done as an upgrade over a previous OS

2.) You did not elect to save the previous OS when asked during setup
of XP.

3.) You converted the drive from FAT to NTFS

In this case you would need to format the drive and install your
previous operating system clean.

Other posters have supplied links to this information so I will not
duplicate them in this post.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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i do not know how i can uninstall windows xp home from my pc.It is
not in add and remove program in the pc ,

You can't literally "uninstall it" (unless you did an upgrade and
elected to save the prebious version, and the drive isn't NTFS).
To take Windows off the computer, you just format the drive; of
course that entails the loss of everything on the drive.

Can anyone email me the info
so i can print it off and then uninstall it,Thanks Leslie

Sorry, no. No E-mail support.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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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i do not know how i can uninstall windows xp home from my pc.It is

not in add and remove program in the pc ,Can anyone email me the info
so i can print it off and then uninstall it,Thanks Leslie