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Old 01-05-2006, 02:35 AM
Chris
 
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Default Uninstalling an Operating System

I would like to know if there is a way to uninstall and operating system,
because i have not been able to find any information on it.
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Old 01-05-2006, 02:35 AM
Vanguard
 
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"Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:987CE132-51FF-46FB-B0C8-90042E87E58B@microsoft.com...
>I would like to know if there is a way to uninstall and operating system,
> because i have not been able to find any information on it.



Format the partition where is the operating system.

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:35 AM
Malke
 
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Chris wrote:

> I would like to know if there is a way to uninstall and operating
> system, because i have not been able to find any information on it.


You don't uninstall an operating system. You format the drive/partition
and install another operating system (if so desired).

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:36 AM
Bob I
 
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Default Re: Uninstalling an Operating System

Only in certain circumstances is that available such as below
How to uninstall Windows XP and revert to a previous operating system
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303661/en-us

Chris wrote:

> I would like to know if there is a way to uninstall and operating system,
> because i have not been able to find any information on it.


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Old 01-05-2006, 02:36 AM
Ken Blake, MVP
 
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Chris wrote:

> I would like to know if there is a way to uninstall and operating
> system, because i have not been able to find any information on it.



Yes, but "uninstall" isn't really the correct word. To get rid of an
operating system, you simply format the drive or partition on which it's
installed.

Why do you want to do this? What are you trying to accomplish?

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Old 01-05-2006, 02:36 AM
Bruce Chambers
 
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Chris wrote:
> I would like to know if there is a way to uninstall and operating system,
> because i have not been able to find any information on it.



The normal way to "uninstall" *any* operating system is to format
the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.

Only if you performed an upgrade from Win98/Me, elected to backup
the old system files, and didn't convert the partition to NTFS, can
you then boot into Safe Mode and click Start > Control Panel
> Add/Remove Programs. All of these conditions must be met for

WinXP's uninstall option to be available.


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