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How to uninstall Windows XP Pro
I wanted to upgrade Win2K Pro to WinXP Pro. When I inserted WinXp CD,
there was only "Install XP" and no upgrade options. So I went ahead. The result was two OSs (XP and 2K) in the same partition. (Later I learned that the way to upgrade is first to boot to Win2K and then to insert the XP CD. This way it offers "Upgrade" option.) At the boot the boot.ini shows two OSs for selection, but only XP option works. I need to use the some 30 programs had been installed with Win2K, but when the computer is booted to WinXP, those programs were not available. My first reaction was to remove WinXP so that the computer would be reverted to the original Win2K. According to Microsoft (MS KB 303661) the typical way to uninstall WinXP is from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, but I WinXP listed there. Microsoft adds a note saying: "If XP is not listed, you have to manually reinstall the operation system." after manually deleting XP? 1.)Can someone tell me how to remove WinXP without messing up the existing Win2k and its associated programs? 2.) Alternatively does someone know how to transfer Win2K-associated programs to WinXP control? (When one installs WinXP (or Win2K), the screen says "now transferring the existing programs" at a midpoint of installation. This observation indicates, I suppose, that there is a way to move existing programs to the new OS. Any help will be highly appreciated. |
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How to uninstall Windows XP Pro
-------- Original-Nachricht -------- I wanted to upgrade Win2K Pro to WinXP Pro. When I inserted WinXp CD, there was only "Install XP" and no upgrade options. So I went ahead. The result was two OSs (XP and 2K) in the same partition. (Later I learned that the way to upgrade is first to boot to Win2K and then to insert the XP CD. This way it offers "Upgrade" option.) At the boot the boot.ini shows two OSs for selection, but only XP option works. I need to use the some 30 programs had been installed with Win2K, but when the computer is booted to WinXP, those programs were not available. My first reaction was to remove WinXP so that the computer would be reverted to the original Win2K. According to Microsoft (MS KB 303661) the typical way to uninstall WinXP is from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, but I WinXP listed there. Microsoft adds a note saying: "If XP is not listed, you have to manually reinstall the operation system." after manually deleting XP? 1.)Can someone tell me how to remove WinXP without messing up the existing Win2k and its associated programs? 2.) Alternatively does someone know how to transfer Win2K-associated programs to WinXP control? (When one installs WinXP (or Win2K), the screen says "now transferring the existing programs" at a midpoint of installation. This observation indicates, I suppose, that there is a way to move existing programs to the new OS. Any help will be highly appreciated. Please post the content of your boot.ini Bernd |
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How to uninstall Windows XP Pro
"Beyond X" wrote in message ... I wanted to upgrade Win2K Pro to WinXP Pro. When I inserted WinXp CD, there was only "Install XP" and no upgrade options. So I went ahead. The result was two OSs (XP and 2K) in the same partition. (Later I learned that the way to upgrade is first to boot to Win2K and then to insert the XP CD. This way it offers "Upgrade" option.) At the boot the boot.ini shows two OSs for selection, but only XP option works. I need to use the some 30 programs had been installed with Win2K, but when the computer is booted to WinXP, those programs were not available. My first reaction was to remove WinXP so that the computer would be reverted to the original Win2K. According to Microsoft (MS KB 303661) the typical way to uninstall WinXP is from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, but I WinXP listed there. Microsoft adds a note saying: "If XP is not listed, you have to manually reinstall the operation system." after manually deleting XP? 1.)Can someone tell me how to remove WinXP without messing up the existing Win2k and its associated programs? 2.) Alternatively does someone know how to transfer Win2K-associated programs to WinXP control? (When one installs WinXP (or Win2K), the screen says "now transferring the existing programs" at a midpoint of installation. This observation indicates, I suppose, that there is a way to move existing programs to the new OS. Any help will be highly appreciated. You cannot remove WinXP via the Add/Remove Programs facility in the Control Panel. If you installed WinXP on the same drive as Win2000 then it is probably impossible to remove WinXP altogether because the folder c:\Program Files will now contain a mixture of the two OSs, which could result in instabilities and/or unexpected behaviour. To remove the removable parts of WinXP you should do this: 1. Boot into Win2000. 2. Rename the folder c:\Windows to c:\Windows.XP. 3. Wait a week. 4. If all is well, delete the folder c:\Windows.XP, then empty the Recycle Bin. 5. Modify the hidden file c:\boot.ini according to the instructions that Bernd is likely to give you. |
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How to uninstall Windows XP Pro
To: Bernard,
Just as you expect: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP PROFESSIONAL" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 PROFESSIONAL" /noexecute=optin/fastdetect First, after BIOS, the screen shows the boot menu consisting of WinXP and Win2K. If I select WinXP (default), it boots to WinXP normally. If I select Win2K, the screen momentarily displays "Windows XP" logo (instead of Win 2K's logo) before the computer crashes followed by automatic restart. Evidently the initial step (MBR?) is still controlled by XP, then the system collides with unexpected 2K resulting in a crash. XP is fine, but for the reason I stated in the post, I lose all (some 30) programs that I installed while I was using 2K. If I can restore the programs in XP, I will be glad to remove the 2K folder or ignore its presence. To:Pegasus, 1.)As I stated in my post, Microsoft (MS KB 303661) describes the way how to remove Windows XP by way of the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. To be precise, this seems to be the way to revert to the old Windows 98 or ME. It does not explicitly mention about Windows 2000. So I suppose this method is applicable between NT (XP) and old windows(95, 98, ME) and not for between two NTs (2K and XP). 2) What is the authentic method to repair a damaged XP? (In case of 2K, CD offers repair option, but XP CD has no such option.) When there is a problem, what will happen if I overinstall XP? will it create a new WINDOWS folder abandoning the installed programs? 3)Incidentally, I have another computer in which I attempted to replace (upgrade) Win2K to Win XP. Having found that Win 2K could be upgraded to XP only if XP CD is inserted after booting to 2K, I chose "upgrade option" (default) and went ahead to completion. In the beginning I thought the upgrading was successful, but soon encountered severe problems. First, everything was so slow to the extent that the computer was practically unusable. While checking the system, I was stunned by finding that there was only an old WINNT (inherently for Win2K) folder and nowhere was a Windows (inherently for WinXP) folder in which XP was supposed to have been installed. Being curious I examined the boot.ini in the root directly and saw only one OS as below: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=Microsof t WindowsXP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect I want to know if it is normal that when 2K is upgraded, XP does not change the name of the old WINNT folder but it replaces its content by XP files. Also I checked registry and found many items containing \WINNT\system32 but no items with \windows\system32. If the absence of normal WINDOWS folder is not the cause of extremely slow operation, what might be the culprit? (mobo = ASUSP5P43TD Pro, CPU = Core2Quad, Memory card = 4GB, virtual memory = 2000MB/max4000MB, memory usage = program, cpu usage =0-10%, no unusually high processes) Beyond X wrote: I wanted to upgrade Win2K Pro to WinXP Pro. When I inserted WinXp CD, there was only "Install XP" and no upgrade options. So I went ahead. The result was two OSs (XP and 2K) in the same partition. (Later I learned that the way to upgrade is first to boot to Win2K and then to insert the XP CD. This way it offers "Upgrade" option.) At the boot the boot.ini shows two OSs for selection, but only XP option works. I need to use the some 30 programs had been installed with Win2K, but when the computer is booted to WinXP, those programs were not available. My first reaction was to remove WinXP so that the computer would be reverted to the original Win2K. According to Microsoft (MS KB 303661) the typical way to uninstall WinXP is from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel, but I WinXP listed there. Microsoft adds a note saying: "If XP is not listed, you have to manually reinstall the operation system." after manually deleting XP? 1.)Can someone tell me how to remove WinXP without messing up the existing Win2k and its associated programs? 2.) Alternatively does someone know how to transfer Win2K-associated programs to WinXP control? (When one installs WinXP (or Win2K), the screen says "now transferring the existing programs" at a midpoint of installation. This observation indicates, I suppose, that there is a way to move existing programs to the new OS. Any help will be highly appreciated. |
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How to uninstall Windows XP Pro
"Beyond X" wrote in message ... snip To:Pegasus, 1.)As I stated in my post, Microsoft (MS KB 303661) describes the way how to remove Windows XP by way of the Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel. To be precise, this seems to be the way to revert to the old Windows 98 or ME. It does not explicitly mention about Windows 2000. So I suppose this method is applicable between NT (XP) and old windows(95, 98, ME) and not for between two NTs (2K and XP). *** I have never seen this option on any machine but then I never upgraded *** from a Win9x machine, out of principle. 2) What is the authentic method to repair a damaged XP? (In case of 2K, CD offers repair option, but XP CD has no such option.) *** I suspect that the repair option is only available for Retail versions. When there is a problem, what will happen if I overinstall XP? will it create a new WINDOWS folder abandoning the installed programs? *** AFAIR it will ask you for a destination folder. 3)Incidentally, I have another computer in which I attempted to replace (upgrade) Win2K to Win XP. Having found that Win 2K could be upgraded to XP only if XP CD is inserted after booting to 2K, I chose "upgrade option" (default) and went ahead to completion. In the beginning I thought the upgrading was successful, but soon encountered severe problems. First, everything was so slow to the extent that the computer was practically unusable. While checking the system, I was stunned by finding that there was only an old WINNT (inherently for Win2K) folder and nowhere was a Windows (inherently for WinXP) folder in which XP was supposed to have been installed. Being curious I examined the boot.ini in the root directly and saw only one OS as below: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT=Microsof t WindowsXP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect I want to know if it is normal that when 2K is upgraded, XP does not change the name of the old WINNT folder but it replaces its content by XP files. Also I checked registry and found many items containing \WINNT\system32 but no items with \windows\system32. *** If you upgrade Win2000 to WinXP then you will retain c:\WinNT *** as the Windows System folder. If the absence of normal WINDOWS folder is not the cause of extremely slow operation, what might be the culprit? *** Probably an incompatibility, perhaps with a third-party application. *** Upgrades are known to be problematic: They usually work but *** they sometimes fail spectacularly. Best to do a clean installation. (mobo = ASUSP5P43TD Pro, CPU = Core2Quad, Memory card = 4GB, virtual memory = 2000MB/max4000MB, memory usage = program, cpu usage =0-10%, no unusually high processes) |
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How to uninstall Windows XP Pro
To: Bernard, Just as you expect: Thank you. There is something wrong with your boot.ini: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S This default entry is in contradiction to the following OS definitions, either the partition # or the system folder are wrong. What happens if you don't select any OS but wait for timeout ? [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP PROFESSIONAL" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 PROFESSIONAL" /noexecute=optin/fastdetect These definitions are in contradiction to your statement that you had installed both OS to the same partion. Your definitions say: 1. XP is installed in folder WINDOWS on D: 2. Win2K is installed in folder WINNT on C: If XP starts correctly as you say it must be installed in D: So I must ask you: How many partitions do you have and where is XP really installed ? P.S.: If your computer is a laptop, then it is possible that a hidden recovery partition exists. In this case partition #2 = C: Bernd |
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How to uninstall Windows XP Pro
Bernard,
the partition number for Windows was a mistake (typo) when I edited a boot.ini from the computer that I used for posting. my apologies. the problem in this case started when I attempted to "upgrade" Win2k to Win XP, that is XP installed itself as a new installation in the SAME partition (C). Incidentally the computer in the issue is a desktop, not a laptop. Bernd wrote: To: Bernard, Just as you expect: Thank you. There is something wrong with your boot.ini: [boot loader] timeout=30 default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOW S This default entry is in contradiction to the following OS definitions, either the partition # or the system folder are wrong. What happens if you don't select any OS but wait for timeout ? [operating systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windo ws XP PROFESSIONAL" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Windows 2000 PROFESSIONAL" /noexecute=optin/fastdetect These definitions are in contradiction to your statement that you had installed both OS to the same partion. Your definitions say: 1. XP is installed in folder WINDOWS on D: 2. Win2K is installed in folder WINNT on C: If XP starts correctly as you say it must be installed in D: So I must ask you: How many partitions do you have and where is XP really installed ? P.S.: If your computer is a laptop, then it is possible that a hidden recovery partition exists. In this case partition #2 = C: Bernd |
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How to uninstall Windows XP Pro
-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Bernard, the partition number for Windows was a mistake (typo) when I edited a boot.ini from the computer that I used for posting. my apologies. the problem in this case started when I attempted to "upgrade" Win2k to Win XP, that is XP installed itself as a new installation in the SAME partition (C). By the way: What happens exactly if you try to boot Win2k ? I would try to repair your Win2k installation to save your investment in so many installations of applications. The only way I see is to boot with a Win2k CD and make a Repair Installation (NOT a repair with the recovery console) of Win2k. Booting into XP will not be possible afterwards. The steps you find he http://www.windowsreinstall.com/wind...pair/index.htm Bernd |
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