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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows NT/2000 => Topic started by: Matt Barr on December 21, 2005, 01:53:09 PM

Title: uninstall windows
Post by: Matt Barr on December 21, 2005, 01:53:09 PM
well my problem is i have both windows 2000 and XP on my comp and i want to unistall 2000 but dont know how? can anyone help?

thnx matt
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: patio on December 21, 2005, 02:00:34 PM
Are they on the same partition ? ?
Did you set it up this way for a reason ? ?
Do you have any more info on your system and or how this happened ? ?

Someone will be along shortly to assist after you provide more info.
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: Matt Barr on December 21, 2005, 02:05:42 PM
well im not great with computers so here it is basically i had windows 2000  but i decided to upgrade to XP i installed xp but now when i turn on my comp i can choose which one i want to use and i have no use for 2000 it just takes up memory
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: Tadracket on December 21, 2005, 02:08:17 PM
Go into disk managment and reformat the partition with 2k on it. You may still get two options when you boot up. If you do, go into startup and recovery and edit the system startup file by removing the line for 2k. This wil vary a bit on XP, my work machines are 2k and I don't remember how to do it in XP.
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: Matt Barr on December 21, 2005, 02:24:56 PM
as i said i dont no much about computer so that didnt make much sense to me ??? sorry for being some kind of uber newb
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: merlin_2 on December 21, 2005, 02:30:12 PM
Info link:>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q303661/
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: Matt Barr on December 21, 2005, 02:48:42 PM
that link doesnt work for me
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: Tadracket on December 21, 2005, 02:50:52 PM
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as i said i dont no much about computer so that didnt make much sense to me ??? sorry for being some kind of uber newb


Think nothing of it. I appologize for not being more specific. It's just that I am the operator for the IT helpdesk here at the college and have little time between calls. 5,000 computers operated by 4,800 uber newbs  ;D(if I can steal that from you). They like to keep me busy.
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: merlin_2 on December 21, 2005, 03:13:14 PM
works for me........ok.........strange!

Question: Why would a person have win2k/winxp on a pc?
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: Matt Barr on December 21, 2005, 03:32:14 PM
well i bought the computer from a friend and it had an evaluation copy of 2K then it started messing up so a freind gave me a copy of XP and while i installed it i choose to keep 2K by accident and i dont know how to get rid of it
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: merlin on December 21, 2005, 03:41:13 PM
You seem to have a pc hope problem of spelling things?

freind gave me a copy of XP and while i installed it


Next question........
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: White_knight on December 23, 2005, 05:11:27 PM
Right on mac..........go............mate......
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: Flame on December 23, 2005, 05:18:31 PM
If you are looking to uninstall or install, try this link. http://support.gateway.com/s/SOFTWARE/MICROSOF/7509594/Installs/750959408.shtml ... Good luck.

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Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: fritoebola on December 27, 2005, 03:41:39 PM
guys, i have a similar problem.
after intalling - reinstalling - trying to install again. windows 2000, now I have 2 different win2k at the start of my laptop, i have to choose between win 2k and win 2k  (instead win 2k and win xp) to use my computer , what is even worse is that I have also a win 2k setup to choose from.
i just want to format everything and install "again" my win 2k and go on working with my laptop, dont really care about the info, or delete partitions, athouth i only have one, used to have 2 but they were set to only one time ago.
any help!!!!???? :-[
please.
thanks a lot
Title: Re: uninstall windows
Post by: Fed on December 27, 2005, 04:39:28 PM
Double posts and hijacking posts only confuses things.