I have a question about How do I uninstall Windows?:

I've got a computer with Windows 2000 and XP. 2k came first, I installed XP, and I've decided to keep XP and uninstall 2k. How do I uninstall 2k from that kind of set-up?

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I'm having the same query in mind too. I have the exact situation as Lance E Sloan and I'm still in midst, looking for sources to advice on how to remove Windows 2K safely, in a dual boot configuration of Windows 2K/XP. I have a harddisk splitted into 4 partitions, 1 is of Windows 2K OS, 2nd one is Windows XP ..the 3rd and 4th are empty. I need to get rid of my 1st partition (which naturally is C:\), hoping to maing it like totally empty..like my 3rd and 4th drives. Please advice.


On Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at 11:54 am, Lance E Sloan wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I uninstall Windows?:

>
>I've got a computer with Windows 2000 and XP. 2k came first, I installed XP, and
>I've decided to keep XP and uninstall 2k. How do I uninstall 2k from that kind of
>set-up?

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I have a similiar question. i had windows 2000 pro installed on my computer then i got windows xp home and installed that because it wouldnt let me upgrade my 2000 pro the only problem is i installed it on the same partiton what should i do to ininstall windows 2000 pro???


On Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 5:45 pm, Arnold Kervon wrote:
>I'm having the same query in mind too.
>I have the exact situation as Lance E Sloan and I'm still in midst, looking for sources
>to advice on how to remove Windows 2K safely, in a dual boot configuration of Windows
>2K/XP.
>
>I have a harddisk splitted into 4 partitions, 1 is of Windows 2K OS, 2nd one is Windows
>XP ..the 3rd and 4th are empty. I need to get rid of my 1st partition (which naturally
>is C:\), hoping to maing it like totally empty..like my 3rd and 4th drives.
>
>Please advice.
>
>
>

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Lance, Did you ever resolve this problem? If you did, can you e-mail me or repost the solution for this problem please? Thanks, Vy


On Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at 11:54 am, Lance E Sloan wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I uninstall Windows?:

>
>I've got a computer with Windows 2000 and XP. 2k came first, I installed XP, and
>I've decided to keep XP and uninstall 2k. How do I uninstall 2k from that kind of
>set-up?

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What you need to do is examine the boot.ini file to determine the path that xp and 2000 "live" in. You would then delete the entry that refers to the OS you don't want to keep. You then also delete the entire directory of the OS you want to dump. Also, if you format the C: drive, you will almost certainly wind up with an unbootable system because 99 times out of 100, that is where your boot files are stored.

Regards,
Crash Override


On Wednesday, February 12, 2003 at 11:54 am, Lance E Sloan wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I uninstall Windows?:

>
>I've got a computer with Windows 2000 and XP. 2k came first, I installed XP, and
>I've decided to keep XP and uninstall 2k. How do I uninstall 2k from that kind of
>set-up?

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This link might help:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=289022

Mark
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On Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 8:55 am, Crash Override wrote:

>What you need to do is examine the boot.ini file to determine the path that xp and 

>2000 "live" in.  You would then delete the entry that refers to the OS you don't 

>want to keep.  You then also delete the entire directory of the OS you want to dump. 

> Also, if you format the C: drive, you will almost certainly wind up with an unbootable 

>system because 99 times out of 100, that is where your boot files are stored.

>

>

>

>
Regards,
 Crash Override  

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