I have a question about Windows xp. Have tried to unistall both ways listed on this site. Cannot see xp via the control panel and "add remove programs" not listed Tried through command prompt and reveived message that registration information is missing so cannot delete XP XP will not let me do anothing else!! Any suggestion ????? Thanks Chris

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Register XP if your install disk is not counterfeit. Otherwise Obtain a 98 boot disk 
and run fdisk, format and install 98. Then you can start over.






On Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 1:54 pm, chris mccoll wrote:
>I have a question about Windows xp.
>
>Have tried to unistall both ways listed on this site.
>
>Cannot  see xp via the control panel and "add remove programs" not listed  
>
>
>Tried through command prompt and reveived message that registration information 
is 
>missing so cannot delete XP 
>
>XP will not let me do anothing else!!
>
>Any suggestion ?????
>
>Thanks 
>
>Chris 
>
>  

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What is up with all the uninstall posts lately?
Maybe a bunch of illegal copies got out
Regards, Adam Bradley


On Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 3:34 pm, Tom Swanson wrote:

>Register XP if your install disk is not counterfeit. Otherwise Obtain a 98 boot 
disk 
>and run fdisk, format and install 98. Then you can start over.
>
>

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You noticed too!! Hmmmm...


On Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 4:04 pm, Adam Bradley wrote:
>What is up with all the uninstall posts lately?

>Maybe a bunch of illegal copies got out

>Regards, Adam Bradley
>

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That's possible. I notice that many of us (including myself) are slowly giving up 
on trying to convince folks to give XP a chance. Maybe the ME forum is more fun ;o)






On Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 4:04 pm, Adam Bradley wrote:
>What is up with all the uninstall posts lately? 

>Maybe a bunch of illegal copies got out 

>Regards, Adam Bradley 
>

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Could be that these people are working in an environment where their "powers that 
be" are cracking down on pirated software installations on Company computers.

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Hello there, i have recently purchased a computer, but against my wishes they installed win xp. I am trying to reformat my hard drive to fat32 for partitioning with fips, so i can install linux. I am a novice to this game. I have tried everything mentioned. What the f**k is going on. Could someone help me..

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I am having the same problem I bought this comp. from a friend and tried uninstalling XP pro...I have tried everything short of erasing the hard drive completly ( I don't know how to do that anyways..lol) and found out he had an illegal version of XP pro...any suggestions or ideas thankz Kayla


On Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 1:54 pm, chris mccoll wrote:
>I have a question about Windows xp.
>
>Have tried to unistall both ways listed on this site.
>
>Cannot see xp via the control panel and "add remove programs" not listed
>
>
>Tried through command prompt and reveived message that registration information is
>missing so cannot delete XP
>
>XP will not let me do anothing else!!
>
>Any suggestion ?????
>
>Thanks
>
>Chris
>
>

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This may or may not help you but if you have another OS you wish to use, Win98 (easy to obtain online), go here http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and download the Windows 98 OEM. Click "Run" after install. Have a formatted Floppy ready. Afterward simply plop in NEW DISK. After a bunch of usless text and it loads keep hitting enter until you reach the "A:" prompt. TYPE "C:" thereafter you should be switched to where the "A:" is switched to "C:" simply type fdisk. You will be ran through a myriad of choices say "YES" if it is okay. Type "3" press DELETE ALL PARTITIONED DRIVES. Then CREATE A NEW DRIVE. Your HD is now empty. WARNING MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED ANY IMPORTANT FILES! Robb


On Sunday, April 27, 2003 at 1:54 pm, chris mccoll wrote:
>I have a question about Windows xp.
>
>Have tried to unistall both ways listed on this site.
>
>Cannot see xp via the control panel and "add remove programs" not listed
>
>
>Tried through command prompt and reveived message that registration information is
>missing so cannot delete XP
>
>XP will not let me do anothing else!!
>
>Any suggestion ?????
>
>Thanks
>
>Chris
>
>

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what if the reason I'm trying to erase XP Pro (borrowed version) in my computer is that I need to re-install windows because after my last automatic update from microsoft both of my optical drives stopped working. After thoroughly testing these drives in another computer I found out that there is nothing wrong with them. So even if I have copy of windows 98 I am screwed as both of my optical drives are not working. Any suggestions? I'm screwed aren't I.


On Sunday, July 3, 2005 at 12:42 pm, robb wrote:
>This may or may not help you but if you have another OS you wish to use, Win98 (easy
>to obtain online), go here http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm and download the
>Windows 98 OEM. Click "Run" after install. Have a formatted Floppy ready. Afterward
>simply plop in NEW DISK. After a bunch of usless text and it loads keep hitting enter
>until you reach the "A:" prompt. TYPE "C:" thereafter you should be switched to where
>the "A:" is switched to "C:" simply type fdisk. You will be ran through a myriad
>of choices say "YES" if it is okay. Type "3" press DELETE ALL PARTITIONED
>DRIVES. Then CREATE A NEW DRIVE. Your HD is now empty.
>
>WARNING MAKE SURE YOU HAVE BACKED ANY IMPORTANT FILES!
>
>Robb
>
>

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