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uninstalling current operating system and installing windows xp

Posted: 10-19-2003, 10:07 PM
p
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I have windows 2000 professional and I also installed
windows xp in my computer.

What I want to do is to uninstall windows 2000 and
install windows xp only.

I have all my files backedup but I dont know how to
uninstall windows 2000....Anybody out there knows how to
do this safely?
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Re: uninstalling current operating system and installing windows xp
Posted: 10-20-2003, 04:13 AM
p wrote:
> I have windows 2000 professional and I also installed
> windows xp in my computer.
>
> What I want to do is to uninstall windows 2000 and
> install windows xp only.
>
> I have all my files backedup but I dont know how to
> uninstall windows 2000....Anybody out there knows how to
> do this safely?
The XP CD is bootable and will let you format the drive during the
installation. Before you attempt this, read the following articles.

How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

HOW TO: Install Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316941

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