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Whitney
I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
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Patrick Keenan
"Whitney" <Whitney@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
> professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
You don't really uninstall the old OS, you delete it. But what exactly you
delete depends on how you installed XP.
If you did an upgrade install, Windows 2000 is already removed, and you may
just have to remove one line from the boot.ini.
If you did a parallel install or set up a dual boot system, you will be
carefully identifying the OS folder you want to remove, and finally editing
the boot.ini.
More information as to how, exactly, you did the install would be helpful.
HTH
-pk
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432AFD1-4D04-4D85-B2FD-7993D2DCABB5@microsoft.com...>I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
> professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
You don't really uninstall the old OS, you delete it. But what exactly you
delete depends on how you installed XP.
If you did an upgrade install, Windows 2000 is already removed, and you may
just have to remove one line from the boot.ini.
If you did a parallel install or set up a dual boot system, you will be
carefully identifying the OS folder you want to remove, and finally editing
the boot.ini.
More information as to how, exactly, you did the install would be helpful.
HTH
-pk
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Andrew E.
As in you upgraded to xp but now want 2000 off the hd..Install xp cd,boot
to xp cd,press r For recovery at boot menu,select 1 For C: Press enter for
password,typeiskPart In DiskPart,delete the partition(s),create one,press
ESC key,type:EXIT Reboot to xp cd,select install xp,delete the
partition,create
one,then xp formats and installs auto.
"Whitney" wrote:
> I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
> professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
to xp cd,press r For recovery at boot menu,select 1 For C: Press enter for
password,type
iskPart In DiskPart,delete the partition(s),create one,pressESC key,type:EXIT Reboot to xp cd,select install xp,delete the
partition,create
one,then xp formats and installs auto.
"Whitney" wrote:
> I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
> professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
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Mark L. Ferguson
In XP, press WinKey-Break,(or start/run 'sysdm.cpl'), Advanced Tab, "Start Up
and Recovery" area, Settings button, then edit the old line out with the edit
button. Reboot, and delete the files for the old OS. Don't format C:, you
need stuff in C: root.
HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022
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Mark L. Ferguson
"Whitney" wrote:
> I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
> professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
and Recovery" area, Settings button, then edit the old line out with the edit
button. Reboot, and delete the files for the old OS. Don't format C:, you
need stuff in C: root.
HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022
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"Whitney" wrote:
> I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
> professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
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Patrick Keenan
"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
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> As in you upgraded to xp but now want 2000 off the hd..Install xp cd,boot
> to xp cd,press r For recovery at boot menu,select 1 For C: Press enter
> for
> password,typeiskPart In DiskPart,delete the partition(s),create
> one,press
> ESC key,type:EXIT Reboot to xp cd,select install xp,delete the
> partition,create
> one,then xp formats and installs auto.
This of course destroys all data on the disk.
And this could be rather a bad plan if the XP CD is an upgrade CD and if the
original OS CD is not available.
HTH
-pk
>
> "Whitney" wrote:
>
>> I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
>> professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?
news:34AAA1B0-B133-44D5-A077-84B0152AEE81@microsoft.com...
> As in you upgraded to xp but now want 2000 off the hd..Install xp cd,boot
> to xp cd,press r For recovery at boot menu,select 1 For C: Press enter
> for
> password,type
iskPart In DiskPart,delete the partition(s),create> one,press
> ESC key,type:EXIT Reboot to xp cd,select install xp,delete the
> partition,create
> one,then xp formats and installs auto.
This of course destroys all data on the disk.
And this could be rather a bad plan if the XP CD is an upgrade CD and if the
original OS CD is not available.
HTH
-pk
>
> "Whitney" wrote:
>
>> I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000
>> professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?