Re: uninstall xp home

[Mike Brearley]

Why are you trying to remove XP home?

Did you upgrade to it from a previous OS? If so and you didn't select to
have the uninstall info saved, then there is so way to uninstall it. Also,
if the previous OS was Windows 9x or ME and you converted your drive to
NTFS, there is no way to uninstall without first changing the file system
back to fat32 with something like partition magic. If XP was installed with
no prior OS installed, then there is nothing to uninstall to.

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Thanks,
Mike



"mark" > wrote in message
...
> How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> program its not there

[Mike Brearley]

Why are you trying to remove XP home?

Did you upgrade to it from a previous OS? If so and you didn't select to
have the uninstall info saved, then there is so way to uninstall it. Also,
if the previous OS was Windows 9x or ME and you converted your drive to
NTFS, there is no way to uninstall without first changing the file system
back to fat32 with something like partition magic. If XP was installed with
no prior OS installed, then there is nothing to uninstall to.

--
Thanks,
Mike



"mark" > wrote in message
...
> How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> program its not there

[Unknown]

You can't delete an OS.
"mark" > wrote in message
...
> Windows 98 was on it before
>
> I upgraded to xp
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Why are you trying to remove XP home?
> >
> >Did you upgrade to it from a previous OS? If so and you
> didn't select to
> >have the uninstall info saved, then there is so way to
> uninstall it. Also,
> >if the previous OS was Windows 9x or ME and you
> converted your drive to
> >NTFS, there is no way to uninstall without first
> changing the file system
> >back to fat32 with something like partition magic. If
> XP was installed with
> >no prior OS installed, then there is nothing to
> uninstall to.
> >
> >--
> >Thanks,
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >"mark" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> >> program its not there
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Unknown]

You can't delete an OS.
"mark" > wrote in message
...
> Windows 98 was on it before
>
> I upgraded to xp
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Why are you trying to remove XP home?
> >
> >Did you upgrade to it from a previous OS? If so and you
> didn't select to
> >have the uninstall info saved, then there is so way to
> uninstall it. Also,
> >if the previous OS was Windows 9x or ME and you
> converted your drive to
> >NTFS, there is no way to uninstall without first
> changing the file system
> >back to fat32 with something like partition magic. If
> XP was installed with
> >no prior OS installed, then there is nothing to
> uninstall to.
> >
> >--
> >Thanks,
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >"mark" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> >> program its not there
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[Michael Stevens]

mark wrote:
> How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> program its not there

Not sure what you want to do, but see the links below.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#how5
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#How1
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com

[Michael Stevens]

mark wrote:
> How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> program its not there

Not sure what you want to do, but see the links below.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#how5
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#How1
--

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Mike,

Just one note, once you convert to NTFS, the previous OS backup is
automatically deleted.

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"Mike Brearley" > wrote in message
...
> Why are you trying to remove XP home?
>
> Did you upgrade to it from a previous OS? If so and you didn't select to
> have the uninstall info saved, then there is so way to uninstall it.
Also,
> if the previous OS was Windows 9x or ME and you converted your drive to
> NTFS, there is no way to uninstall without first changing the file system
> back to fat32 with something like partition magic. If XP was installed
with
> no prior OS installed, then there is nothing to uninstall to.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
>
> "mark" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> > program its not there
>
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Mike,

Just one note, once you convert to NTFS, the previous OS backup is
automatically deleted.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"Mike Brearley" > wrote in message
...
> Why are you trying to remove XP home?
>
> Did you upgrade to it from a previous OS? If so and you didn't select to
> have the uninstall info saved, then there is so way to uninstall it.
Also,
> if the previous OS was Windows 9x or ME and you converted your drive to
> NTFS, there is no way to uninstall without first changing the file system
> back to fat32 with something like partition magic. If XP was installed
with
> no prior OS installed, then there is nothing to uninstall to.
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
>
> "mark" > wrote in message
> ...
> > How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> > program its not there
>
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

If XP doesn't show up in Add/Remove programs, then you can't go back. Your
only option is to format the hard disk and reinstall your previous operating
system.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
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"mark" > wrote in message
...
> How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> program its not there

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

If XP doesn't show up in Add/Remove programs, then you can't go back. Your
only option is to format the hard disk and reinstall your previous operating
system.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
--------------------------------
Associate Expert
ExpertZone - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
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"mark" > wrote in message
...
> How do I unstall XP home I can't do it through remove
> program its not there