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Old 06-11-2006, 08:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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how do i uninstall windows vista.
i am running a dual boot.
vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk


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Old 06-11-2006, 08:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
right click it, click Format.
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> how do i uninstall windows vista.
> i am running a dual boot.
> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>

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Old 06-11-2006, 08:45 PM   #3 (permalink)
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a different way please. i have other data on the disk to that i would like
to keep.
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> Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
> right click it, click Format.
> --
> --
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>> how do i uninstall windows vista.
>> i am running a dual boot.
>> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>>
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Old 06-11-2006, 08:57 PM   #4 (permalink)
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That parts easy. How do I get the boot manager to go back to just booting
XP.
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> Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
> right click it, click Format.
> --
> --
> Andre
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> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
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>> how do i uninstall windows vista.
>> i am running a dual boot.
>> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>>
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Old 06-11-2006, 09:05 PM   #5 (permalink)
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what happened to the boot.ini file? it seems to have disapeared when i
installed vista on the 2nd hard drive.
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> That parts easy. How do I get the boot manager to go back to just booting
> XP.
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ukck0dZjGHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
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>> Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
>> right click it, click Format.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
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>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
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>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:egTNBPZjGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
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>>> how do i uninstall windows vista.
>>> i am running a dual boot.
>>> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>>>
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>>
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Old 06-11-2006, 09:08 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Copy the Data you want to keep off the partition first then format it,
then move the data back.

Jonah

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:45:05 -0400, "Steven Wabik"
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>a different way please. i have other data on the disk to that i would like
>to keep.
>"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:ukck0dZjGHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
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>> Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
>> right click it, click Format.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>
>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:egTNBPZjGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
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>>> how do i uninstall windows vista.
>>> i am running a dual boot.
>>> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>>>
>>
>>
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Old 06-11-2006, 09:19 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Vista does not use boot.ini. Download VistaBootPro to the XP system and use
it to edit the BCD store to remove the entry for Vista.

"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> what happened to the boot.ini file? it seems to have disapeared when i
> installed vista on the 2nd hard drive.
> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23OWcumZjGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Quote:
>> That parts easy. How do I get the boot manager to go back to just
>> booting XP.
>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ukck0dZjGHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Quote:
>>> Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
>>> right click it, click Format.
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>
>>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:egTNBPZjGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> how do i uninstall windows vista.
>>>> i am running a dual boot.
>>>> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>

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Old 06-11-2006, 09:30 PM   #8 (permalink)
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its like 6GB
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> Copy the Data you want to keep off the partition first then format it,
> then move the data back.
>
> Jonah
>
> On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:45:05 -0400, "Steven Wabik"
> <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote:
>
Quote:
>>a different way please. i have other data on the disk to that i would like
>>to keep.
>>"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:ukck0dZjGHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Quote:
>>> Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
>>> right click it, click Format.
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>
>>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:egTNBPZjGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> how do i uninstall windows vista.
>>>> i am running a dual boot.
>>>> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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Old 06-11-2006, 09:31 PM   #9 (permalink)
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how do i go back to boot.ini and just to having xp on the system? (without
reformating the 2nd hard disk to which i have vista installed to)
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> Vista does not use boot.ini. Download VistaBootPro to the XP system and
> use it to edit the BCD store to remove the entry for Vista.
>
> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:eucaHrZjGHA.4504@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
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>> what happened to the boot.ini file? it seems to have disapeared when i
>> installed vista on the 2nd hard drive.
>> "Tom Scales" <tjscales@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23OWcumZjGHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Quote:
>>> That parts easy. How do I get the boot manager to go back to just
>>> booting XP.
>>> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ukck0dZjGHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
>>>> right click it, click Format.
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Andre
>>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>>
>>>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:egTNBPZjGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> how do i uninstall windows vista.
>>>>> i am running a dual boot.
>>>>> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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Old 06-11-2006, 09:39 PM   #10 (permalink)
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*6gb worth of data to copy over to my pc.
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> Copy the Data you want to keep off the partition first then format it,
> then move the data back.
>
> Jonah
>
> On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 16:45:05 -0400, "Steven Wabik"
> <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote:
>
Quote:
>>a different way please. i have other data on the disk to that i would like
>>to keep.
>>"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <andred25@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:ukck0dZjGHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
Quote:
>>> Boot into XP, open My Computer, select the drive Vista is installed on,
>>> right click it, click Format.
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Andre
>>> Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com
>>> Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com
>>> Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre
>>> http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
>>>
>>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>> news:egTNBPZjGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> how do i uninstall windows vista.
>>>> i am running a dual boot.
>>>> vista is on a 2nd removable hard disk
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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