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emanon
Is there any way to do this short of formatting the drive?
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emanon said:Is there any way to do this short of formatting the drive?
Simple answer NO, you need to perform a clean Install to get XP back on
track!.
Back up your data and be ready for clean install.
HTH.
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Nepatsfan
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If you haven't done so already, you might want to post this
question to one of the Vista newsgroups. Here are a couple that
might prove helpful.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
That said, you might want to take a look at this article. I
can't promise that it will work since I've never tried the
procedure.
How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation
after you install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927522/en-us
Something tells me you'll be needing this procedure.
Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP
Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Good luck
Nepatsfan
emanon said:Is there any way to do this short of formatting the drive?
If you haven't done so already, you might want to post this
question to one of the Vista newsgroups. Here are a couple that
might prove helpful.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
That said, you might want to take a look at this article. I
can't promise that it will work since I've never tried the
procedure.
How to restore a computer to a previous Windows installation
after you install Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927522/en-us
Something tells me you'll be needing this procedure.
Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP
Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Good luck
Nepatsfan
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Bruce Chambers
emanon said:Is there any way to do this short of formatting the drive?
No.
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Guest
Like others are saying, NO. But, you can dual-boot XP & Vista if you don't
mind formatting the hard drive FIRST.
I would boot the Installation off the CD at startup. In Vista Installation
(this might not work with upgrade copies) you get the option to either
upgrade or do a 'custom install'. Choose the custom install and follow the
options first to 'format' and then to 'partition'. Set up one for Vista, one
for XP and others if you wish. Once Vista is installed do the smae with XP,
nut when you get the option of picking the partition DO NOT choose the Vista
one.
Hope this helps.
mind formatting the hard drive FIRST.
I would boot the Installation off the CD at startup. In Vista Installation
(this might not work with upgrade copies) you get the option to either
upgrade or do a 'custom install'. Choose the custom install and follow the
options first to 'format' and then to 'partition'. Set up one for Vista, one
for XP and others if you wish. Once Vista is installed do the smae with XP,
nut when you get the option of picking the partition DO NOT choose the Vista
one.
Hope this helps.