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mark
December 6th 03, 01:48 PM
I have tried to uninstall xp using the command prompt
method but it says that the required registers are not
there. Can anyone help?

Chris Lanier
December 6th 03, 01:48 PM
Make sure that you are following the directions

How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous Operating System
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q303/6/61.asp&NoWebContent=1

How to Start the Windows XP Uninstallation Process from a Command Prompt
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q308/2/33.asp&NoWebContent=1

"mark" > wrote in message
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> I have tried to uninstall xp using the command prompt
> method but it says that the required registers are not
> there. Can anyone help?

mark
December 6th 03, 01:48 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Make sure that you are following the directions
>
>How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous
Operating System
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q3
03/6/61.asp&NoWebContent=1
>
I have tryed this and it says that I don't have the
required registery
>
How to Start the Windows XP Uninstallation Process from a
Command Prompt
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/q3
08/2/33.asp&NoWebContent=1
>
>"mark" > wrote in message
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>> I have tried to uninstall xp using the command prompt
>> method but it says that the required registers are not
>> there. Can anyone help?
>
>
>.
>

Michael Stevens
December 6th 03, 01:48 PM
mark wrote:
> I have tried to uninstall xp using the command prompt
> method but it says that the required registers are not
> there. Can anyone help?

What is your final objective? Did you upgrade from a previous Windows? Was
XP preinstalled?
See links below.

Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
Format XP using NTFS or FAT.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#How1
Remove XP and install 98/Me
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#how5
How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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