UNINSTALL XP/ RETURN TO WIN98

[WILLIAM VALENTINE]

I HAVE INSTALLED WINDOWS XP PRO IN MY HP 8370 WITH A
PENTIUM II.... IT HAS ADDITIONAL RAM BU I CAN'T GET MY
OLD PROGRAMS SINCE XP COMES AS A "SHELL" I GOT WIN98
WITH WORD PROCESSING PROGRAMS. ALONG WITH PHONE AND FAX
PROGRAMS.. I WANT TO UNINSTALL XP. BUT AM HAVING A LOT OF
DIFFICULTY. I HAVE TRIED MY RECOVERY DISK, BUT I ONLY GET
ERROR MESSAGES AND DURING RECOVERY, I SEE A LOT OF "PK
UNZIP..CAN'T CREATE ........FILE" WITH VARIOUS WIN 98
WINDOWS FILE NAMES. CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITH
THIS?!?!?
THANKS
P.S. WIN 98 MET MY COMPUTER NEEDS NICELY.. SO I AM
COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND WANT IT BACK! THANKS

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

William;
See if this helps:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303661

If that option does not work or is not available, you will have to
start from scratch destroying all data.
Back-up important data.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314052

If you have recovery CDs furnished with the computer check your manual
and/or contact the manufacturer for details.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

First of all, please unstick your CapsLock key. Posting in all
caps, as you have done, is the Usenet equivalent of shouting, and is
considered very rude. More importantly, posting in all caps makes the
post very hard to read, further reducing your chances of getting help.

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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[Guest]

I know how you feel. I have recently bought a new pc which unfortunately came with xp installed. All I can say is what a load of cr*p! :-(

 

[Nick Burns]

XP is great, some pc are just, "load of cr*p!"

I know how you feel. I have recently bought a new pc which unfortunately

came with xp installed. All I can say is what a load of cr*p! :-(

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Emma;
And your computer will stay that way since you apparently just want to
complain and not do anything constructive about it.
What did the computer manufacturer have to say when you contacted them
about your issues?

If you want help, you should start a new thread giving details of your
problem.
It also helps to post to the correct group:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/

I know how you feel. I have recently bought a new pc which

unfortunately came with xp installed. All I can say is what a load of
cr*p! :-(

 

[Peter Hutchison]

I HAVE INSTALLED WINDOWS XP PRO IN MY HP 8370 WITH A
PENTIUM II.... IT HAS ADDITIONAL RAM BU I CAN'T GET MY
OLD PROGRAMS SINCE XP COMES AS A "SHELL" I GOT WIN98
WITH WORD PROCESSING PROGRAMS. ALONG WITH PHONE AND FAX
PROGRAMS.. I WANT TO UNINSTALL XP. BUT AM HAVING A LOT OF
DIFFICULTY. I HAVE TRIED MY RECOVERY DISK, BUT I ONLY GET
ERROR MESSAGES AND DURING RECOVERY, I SEE A LOT OF "PK
UNZIP..CAN'T CREATE ........FILE" WITH VARIOUS WIN 98
WINDOWS FILE NAMES. CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITH
THIS?!?!?
THANKS
P.S. WIN 98 MET MY COMPUTER NEEDS NICELY.. SO I AM
COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND WANT IT BACK! THANKS

A PII is too slow for XP anyway so 98 would be better for your old
machine. You need at least a PIII 500MHz for XP to work satifactorily.

You MUST delete all the partitions on the HD first before installing
an older version of Windows. Use FDISK, DELPART or Partition Magic to
remove them.

Then you can create a new FAT32 partition and install 98 on it with
the programs.

Peter Hutchison
Windows FAQ
http://www.pcguru.plus.com/