asked on

uninstalling windows2k

do any one know how to uninstall window 2000. window 2000 is just too much for my computer to handle.

What other OS do you have installed?
Is your HD formated with NTFS?

The official qay of doing it:http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q250/4/56.ASP?LNG=ENG&SA=ALLKB&FR=0

christalnet

Can you be more specific in your request? what do you mean
"too much to handle" what kind of system are you talking about? is it dual boot? why not reformat and replace your old o/s with a back up?

Dassa

Get a boot disk from a previous version, make sure it has fdisk and format on it. Boot up from floppy, use fdisk to delete the current partition(s), create new partition(s), format the drive(s). Install whatever OS you want. Making sure you have the necessary installation disks of course before you begin.

farout

did you convert to ntfs ????
dasse remember that your comment will erase all of the harddisk leaving it emty

Dassa

farout: Yes and I believe this is the best way to remove W2K. Especially as it is obvious that another OS would be installed. I did forget to mention that all important data should be backed up first but as in case it would appear highly unlikely that any usable data would be on the machine I didn't really think it necessary. I really believe that when installing a new OS to replace a previous one, that you should delete all traces of the previous install. That way there is less chance of inheriting any problems.

farout

ohh well

ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION

ho_yin_leung

membership

This solution is only available to members.

To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.

Start Free Trial

silky99x

Well. Their is a TechNet article that tells you "How to Manually remove Windows 2000 and Restore Windows 95/98. Article number is Q253951. You should be able to see this article from Microsoft Knowledge Base or from Microsoft Technet. I hope this helps you.