Uninstalling Windows...

[Dewey]

Alright... heres what happened. I installed Windows XP on
another computer and didnt activate it because I borrowed
it from a friend to see how it was. Then the activation
time ran out and I want to put back Windows 98. But heres
the thing... I cant uninstall the OP Windows XP. I put in
the XP cd to uninstall it and then restarted it, which
would usually boot it up. Didnt work. Then I did the same
with my 98 CD. Didnt work. Anybody know what to do?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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 Windows 98 Operating System.

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Windows XP - Shell/User

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| Alright... heres what happened. I installed Windows XP on
| another computer and didnt activate it because I borrowed
| it from a friend to see how it was. Then the activation
| time ran out and I want to put back Windows 98. But heres
| the thing... I cant uninstall the OP Windows XP. I put in
| the XP cd to uninstall it and then restarted it, which
| would usually boot it up. Didnt work. Then I did the same
| with my 98 CD. Didnt work. Anybody know what to do?

 

[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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