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re: uninstalling windows xp - troubleshooting Saturday, November 17, 2001 at 4:14 pm Posted by Stuart Gregg (1 messages posted) On Saturday, November 17, 2001 at 10:09 am, yaron wrote: >i'm trying to uninstall windows xp from the "add/remove list" but i get a message >saying: "setup cannot uninstall windows xp because the backup files have been modified". >how can i fix this? please help me, I HATE WINDOWS XP!!!. > RE-install ME or whatever system you had before. Then, delete XP. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: uninstalling windows xp - troubleshooting Saturday, November 17, 2001 at 7:49 pm Posted by William (12 messages posted) Typically when you have upgraded from one operating system to another, the prior operating system restore files are backed-up in case you decide you wish to uninstall the upgrade. Least that has been in effect since Win98 came out. However, if you have deleted the backed-up restore files, you are out of luck. Period. Only way to reinstall is format hard drive and reinstall clean. On Saturday, November 17, 2001 at 10:09 am, yaron wrote: >i'm trying to uninstall windows xp from the "add/remove list" but i get a message >saying: "setup cannot uninstall windows xp because the backup files have been modified". >how can i fix this? please help me, I HATE WINDOWS XP!!!. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum