Re: Uninstall Windows XP Home Edition from one of two Partitions

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Fistral13 wrote:

I have XP HE on each of two partitions. Can I uninstall XP HE from one
partition without having to reformat that partition?

You can't uninstall an operating system. You either delete its files or
format the drive. If you want to keep the data on that drive but remove the
Windows operating system, simply show all hidden files and delete
everything except your data.

Make sure you are able to see all hidden files and extensions (View tab in
Folder Options). In XP, there are four checkboxes to deal with:

a. Check "Display the contents of system folders".
b. Check "Show hidden files and folders".
c. Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".
d. Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" and click "OK" to the
dialog box.

Malke
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