Re: uninstall XP
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 03/26/04
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Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:29:46 +0000
stratoman wrote:
>I want to uninstall XP,but it doesn't show in my add/remove programs ( as I was led to believe it should according to MS help page )
That will be present if
You upgraded from 98 or ME (but not NT or 2000)
and
You took up the offer to save system files of the old system
and
You have not since converted any hard drive partition to NTFS
Otherwise you have to clean the drive off (probably from a Win98/ME
start up floppy using FDISK to 'delete non-DOS partition' if you
converted to NTFS, and certainly with FORMAT C:
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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