Uninstalling Windows XP

[Tim Eichner]

I'm trying to remove Windows XP Home Edition and install
Windows 98 on an older computer. When I tell Windows 98
setup to format the hard drive, it says there is an error
in the partition, and it cannot continue. How should I
continue? Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Try using the setup utility disk that came with your
hard drive...

 

[Guest]

Restart PC and when white bar appears press F8 it will come up with amenu.
use arrow keys to reach command DOS Prompt(or somthing dos prompt etc)
Press enter. type in format c:/
should work.

 

[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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[Alex Nichol]

I'm trying to remove Windows XP Home Edition and install
Windows 98 on an older computer. When I tell Windows 98
setup to format the hard drive, it says there is an error
in the partition, and it cannot continue.

it is probably an NTFS partition. Boot your 98 startup floppy, from it
(Minimal boot) run
FDISK
Say Y to 'Large Disk Support?'
Use it to
'Delete non-DOS Partition'
'Create DOS Primary Partition' of desired size
Reboot, this time 'With CD support'
FORMAT C:
go to the CD and
SETUP