Removing XP

I want to remove the XP operating system but cannot get the computer to boot
from the floppy containing Windows 98SE startup disk. Any ideas?


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You have made sure the floppy is set in the bios to
be one of the boot options havent you!!
Freda
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I want to remove the XP operating system but cannot get the computer to
boot
from the floppy containing Windows 98SE startup disk. Any ideas?


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You can follow these steps which are in the following KB 312569

Link :- http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=312569


Manually remove if you cannot start Windows XP
1. Start the computer by using a startup disk for either Windows 98,
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
(Me).
2. At the Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Startup menu, click
Start computer with CD-ROM support.
3. Confirm that the Boot.cab file is present in the DriveName:\Undo folder
where DriveName is the name of the drive where you saved your back up
information.

To confirm that the files are present, run the following commands, and then
press ENTER after each line:
cd\
cd undo
dir /a
If you receive an error message in response to the second command, change to
other drives on the computer (for example, drive D or drive E), and then try
the command again. If you locate the Undo folder on a different drive, modify
the extract command in the following step with the correct drive letter.
4. If the Boot.cab does not exist, follow the steps in the "The Boot.cab
file does not exist" section.
5. After you locate the Boot.cab file, run the following commands, and then
press ENTER after each line:
cd\
extract c:\undo\boot.cab /e /y
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\txtsetup.sif
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\bootini.bak
attrib -r -s -h boot.ini
ren boot.ini boot.xx
copy bootini.bak boot.ini
6. After you run these commands, remove the startup disk, and then restart
the computer.

Click Cancel Windows XP Setup on the Boot menu.

Manually remove if you can start Windows XP
You may be able to start Windows XP, but you may not be to remove Windows XP
through the user interface because of one of the following reasons: • The
option is missing in the Add/Remove Programs tool. In this case, follow the
steps that are listed in the "Manually remove if you cannot start Windows XP"
section to remove Windows XP if the Undo folder is present and contains the
files that you require.
• You receive an error message. If the error message indicates that the
removal information has been modified, you may experience problems while you
try to manually remove Windows XP. In this case, Microsoft recommends that
you do not manually remove Windows XP. Instead, follow the procedure that is
described in the "You receive an error message" section.

You receive an error message
Note You may have to reinstall your previous operating system after you
complete the following steps. Make sure that you back up any critical data
before you continue. If you do not back up your critical data, you will lose
it. 1. On the Tools menu, double-click My Computer, click Folder Options, and
then click the View tab.
2. Click Show hidden files and folders.
3. Click to clear the Hide Protected Operating System Files (Recommended)
check box, and then click OK.
4. Open drive C.
5. Open the Undo folder.

Note If the Undo folder does not exist, or if the Backup.cab file does not
exist, you cannot manually remove Windows XP.
6. Double-click the Backup.cab file, and then locate the Extract.exe file
(there may be more than one).
7. Right-click the Extract.exe file, click Copy, and then close all windows.
8. Double-click My Computer, double-click the Local Disk (C icon, and then
paste the file in the root of drive C.
9. Run the following commands, and then press ENTER after each line:
cd\
extract c:\undo\boot.cab /e /y
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\txtsetup.sif
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\bootini.bak
attrib -h -s -r boot.ini
ren boot.ini boot.xx
copy bootini.bak boot.ini
10. Restart the computer. On the Boot menu, click Cancel Windows XP Setup.
If this procedure does not remove Windows XP, or if the required files are
not on the computer, you must manually reinstall the previous operating
system.
The Boot.cab file does not exist
If the Boot.cab file does not exist in the Undo folder after you start the
computer by using the startup disk for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition,
or Windows Millennium Edition, follow these steps: 1. Locate the $ldr$ file.
If it is not in the root of the drive C, run the following command to copy it
to that location:
cd\
dir c:\$ldr$
If you find the file, go directly to step 2. If you receive a "File not
found" error message, run the following command:
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\$ldr$
If you find the file, go directly to step 2. If you receive a "file not
found" error, run the following command:
copy c:\windows\setup\uninst~1\$ldr$
2. Locate the Txtsetup.sif file. If it is not in the root of drive C, type
the following commands, and then press ENTER after each command to copy it to
that location:
cd\
dir txtsetup.sif
If you find the file, go directly to step 3. If you receive a "File not
found" error message, run the following command:
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\txtsetup.sif
If you find the file, go directly to step 3. If you receive a "File not
found" error message, run the following command:
copy c:\windows\setup\uninst~1\txtsetup.sif
3. Copy the four text files (Deldirs.txt, Delfiles.txt, Mkdirs.txt, and
Moved.txt) that are created by the installation to the C:\Undo folder. To
copy these files, run the following command:
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\*.txt c:\undo
If you find the file, go directly to step 4. If you receive a "File not
found" error message, run the following command:
copy c:\windows\setup\uninst~1\*.txt c:\undo
4. Confirm that the I386 folder and the System32 folder exist in
C:\$win_nt$.~bt folder. If they do not exist, you must create them. To
confirm that these files exist, run the following command:
dir c:\$win_nt$.~bt /ad
If you find the file, go directly to step 5. If you receive a "File not
found" error message, run the following command:
md c:\$win_nt$.~bt\i386
If you find the file, go directly to step 5. If you receive a "File not
found" error message, run the following command:
md c:\$win_nt$.~bt\system32
5. Locate the Autochk.exe file. If the Autochk.exe file is not in the I386
folder, run the following command to copy it to the I386 folder:
dir c:\$win_nt$.~bt\i386
If you find the file, go directly to step 6. If you receive a "File not
found" error message, run the following command:
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\autochk.exe c:\$win_nt$.~bt\i386
6. Locate the Smss.exe file and the Ntdll.dll file. If you have to, run the
following command to copy these files to the System32 folder:
dir c:\$win_nt$.~bt\system32
If you find the file, go directly to step 7. If you receive a "file not
found" error, run the following command:
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\smss.exe c:\$win_nt$.~bt\system32
If you find the file, go directly to step 7. If you receive a "File not
found" error message, run the following command:
copy c:\$win_nt$.~bt\ntdll.dll c:\$win_nt$.~bt\system32
7. Run the following commands to back up and to create a new Boot.ini file,
and then press ENTER after each line:
attrib -r -s -h boot.ini
ren boot.ini boot.old
edit boot.ini
Add the following entries to the Boot.ini file: [boot loader]
timeout=0
default=c:\$win_nt$.~bt\bootsect.dat
[operating systems]
c:\$win_nt$.~bt\bootsect.dat="Cancel Setup XP Pro" /rollback

Note This step renames the existing Boot.ini file and creates a blank
Boot.ini file for adding the previous commands.
8. Remove the floppy disk and the Windows XP CD from the CD-ROM drive, and
then restart the computer.

Error Code 14 appears
If you receive an error code 14 while you are trying to remove Windows XP,
make a note of the file names, use the startup disk for Windows 98 or for
Windows Millennium Edition (Me) with CD-ROM support, and then copy the files
by running the following commands (where X is the CD-ROM drive name): •
Autochk.exe
copy x:\i386\autochk.exe c:\$win_nt$.~bt\i386
• Ntdll.dll
copy x:\i386\ntdll.dll c:\$win_nt$.~bt\system32
• Smss.exe
copy x:\i386\system32\smss.exe c:\$win_nt$.~bt\system32
• Txtsetup.sif
copy x:\i386\txtsetup.sif c:\
• Ksecdd.sys
copy x:\i386\ksecdd.sys c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Ntfs.sys
copy x:\i386\ntfs.sys c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Spcmdcon.sys
copy x:\i386\spcmdcon.sys c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Biosinfo.inf
copy x:\i386\biosinfo.inf c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• C_1252.nl_
copy x:\i386\c_1252.nl_ c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• C_437.nl_
copy x:\i386\c_437.nl_ c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• L_intl.dl_
copy x:\i386\l_intl.dl_ c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Ntdetect.com
copy x:\i386\Ntdetect.com c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Setupreg.hiv
copy x:\i386\Setupreg.hiv c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Vgaoem.fo_
copy x:\i386\Vgaoem.fo_ c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Kbdus.dll
copy x:\i386\Kbdus.dll c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Setupldr.bin
copy x:\i386\Setupldr.bin c:\$win_nt$.~bt
• Drvmain.sdb
copy x:\i386\Drvmain.sdb c:\$win_nt$.~bt
After you copy the files, remove the disk and the CD, and then restart the
computer.
For additional information about how to manually restore your previous
operating system, click the following article number to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
314052 How to manually remove Windows XP and then restore Windows 95,
Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition

"Freda" wrote:

You have made sure the floppy is set in the bios to
be one of the boot options havent you!!
Freda
"what a world" wrote in message
...
I want to remove the XP operating system but cannot get the computer to
boot
from the floppy containing Windows 98SE startup disk. Any ideas?


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