Uninstall does not work

[Waseem]

By mistake I converted Fat files to NTFS so I cannot
uninstall Windows XP Pro.I don't know how to bring it
back to Fat and uninstall Windows XP
Thanks

[Mike Brearley]

If you've converted to NTFS, there's no easy way to uninstall XP. You'd
need a program like Partition Magic by Power Quest to convert your system
back to FAT32, but if you didn't select the option to save uninstall info
when upgrading, then you won't be able to uninstall it anyway.

Your best option would be to back up your data, format and re-install
whichever operating system you want.

If you were having problems with XP, it may have been related to doing the
upgrade. XP runs much better when it's installed on a freshly formatted
drive. You may want to try that before giving up on XP.

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Thanks,
Mike


"Waseem" > wrote in message
...
> By mistake I converted Fat files to NTFS so I cannot
> uninstall Windows XP Pro.I don't know how to bring it
> back to Fat and uninstall Windows XP
> Thanks

[Ken Blake]

In , Waseem wrote:

> By mistake I converted Fat files to NTFS so I cannot
> uninstall Windows XP Pro.I don't know how to bring it
> back to Fat and uninstall Windows XP


You can't convert from NTFS to FAT--at least not with built-in
Windows facilities. You need a third-party utility to do this.
Partition Magic is the best-known such product, but there are
other freeware/shareware alternatives.

--
Ken Blake
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[Michael Stevens]

Waseem wrote:
> By mistake I converted Fat files to NTFS so I cannot
> uninstall Windows XP Pro.I don't know how to bring it
> back to Fat and uninstall Windows XP
> Thanks

You can only return to the OS you upgraded from by clean installing it. When
you converted to NTFS, you deleted the uninstall files back to your previous
OS and you have no option to return other than a clean install of the
original OS. When you convert to NTFS, there is a warring stating this will
happen. Either you ignored it, or you didn't believe it.
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Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com
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