I just installed windows xp and I need to uninstall windows 2000

professional. Can anyone help me out on how I can do this?

"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

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:DiskPart 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?

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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"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?

"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,type:DiskPart 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

 

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> "Whitney" wrote:

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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?