How do I uninstall XP!!!

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How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
registry??

I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
horrendous!!!

 

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I am going to have to check, because the XP upgrade was so difficult I
don't recall what the idiots at MS told me to do!

 

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this is a brand new system using an amd 64 3000+ processor, 512ddr,
ASUS motherboard, SATA RAID 0.

The last set of 22 critical updates left me with no taskbar or start
menu, MS told me to do a repair install, on XP, when this finished it
left me unable to run 80% of my programs.

When I try to run a program msg "application configuration is not
valid, PLS reinstall application" Even when i reinstall programs they
DO NOT work.

I can't even reinstall Outlook 2000!

by the way xp doesn't even recognize my dvd drive!


I want to go back to 98SE only for a short time while i prep and
install linux on my system!!

 

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Why would you think that registries are the same between operating systems.
They're NOT.

If you upgraded from Windows 98, and made the choice to save your old
Windows installation (which would enable you to go back to Windows 98) you
CAN downgrade to the older system. If you didn't, you can't. You will then
have to Install Windows 98 fresh - just like as if you had a brand new
computer without any operating system at all.

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You'd realize you didn't know what you thought you knew!



<p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
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> How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
> registry??
>
> I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
> horrendous!!!
>

 

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In article <1103041894.257036.26770@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
p_davis@usa.com, p_davis@usa.com says...

> How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
> registry??
>
> I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
> horrendous!!!
>
>

Backup your data, blow out the drive an do a clean install. You'd only
be asking for trouble trying to revert back. All this of course
providing you have the win98se install disk.

 

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In news:1103041894.257036.26770@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com,
p_davis@usa.com <p_davis@usa.com> typed:

> How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and
> retain my
> registry??


You can't. *If* you did an upgrade from 98, took the option to
save the previous operating system, and didn't convert your drive
to NTFS, you can uninstall XP and go back to 98. But of course,
the registry will be different, and can't be retained as is.


> I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
> horrendous!!!


I completely disagree. But it's your computer and your choice
what to do with it.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

 

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<p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
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> this is a brand new system using an amd 64 3000+ processor, 512ddr,
> ASUS motherboard, SATA RAID 0.
>
> The last set of 22 critical updates left me with no taskbar or start
> menu, MS told me to do a repair install, on XP, when this finished it
> left me unable to run 80% of my programs.
>
> When I try to run a program msg "application configuration is not
> valid, PLS reinstall application" Even when i reinstall programs they
> DO NOT work.
>
> I can't even reinstall Outlook 2000!
>
> by the way xp doesn't even recognize my dvd drive!
>
>
> I want to go back to 98SE only for a short time while i prep and
> install linux on my system!!
>

You are unable to fix problems in XP, so rather than come into here asking
how to fix it, you postulate about reverting to W98.. wise move.. backwards,
but for you a good one.. pardon me while I chuckle.. then you threaten, nay
promise to move to Linux?.. having shot yourself in one foot, you now take
careful aim at the other.. way to go.. did somebody tell you there are less
problems with Linux?.. you'll have me laughing soon.. have you ever been to
a Linux newsgroup?.. you should before acting like a regular buffoon in
here..

 

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FYI I have 7 open cases with MS which are unresolved!! and when i Talk
to them its like talking to the wall, their best answer to
fix these problems is to do a parallel install.

 

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After you calm down, consider wiping the hard drive clean (via FDISK or
DISKPART), then re-create at least two partitions (OS+programs, data),
format them as appropriate (hint, FAT32 is more universal than NTFS),
disconnect all peripherals, except monitor, keyboard, and mouse, (be sure
internet connect is disconnected, too), update the BIOS, install the
operating system of your choice, install any drivers that came with the
motherboard.

Before installing any application software, make a backup of the system
partition. (You will have to install some backup software.) Next, test
recovery function of the backup software, assuming that the operating system
can not be booted. If you can not recover, get better backup software, or
read the manual more carefully.

Now, everytime you add a program or two OR do an update or two, and test
that everything is working OK, do another backup. If adding a
program/update messes things up, restore to before the problem. Yes, XP
updates can kill a PC. Not the update itself usually, but a slipped bit in
the download, more likely. This is true of XP, 98, etc. My worst disaster
in 98 was casued by a IE update that went wrong. The same update worked
fine a few days later.

As for choise of OS, I must honestly say that XP has been less problem for
me than 98 or 95. I tried Red hat 7.x LINUX, and that worked OK, but it was
limited in functions, and I never tried updating it. I have a friend who is
happy with Susse LINUX, if that helps.

<p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
news:1103041894.257036.26770@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
> registry??
>
> I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
> horrendous!!!
>

 

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p_davis@usa.com wrote:
> this is a brand new system using an amd 64 3000+ processor, 512ddr,
> ASUS motherboard, SATA RAID 0.
>
> The last set of 22 critical updates left me with no taskbar or start
> menu, MS told me to do a repair install, on XP, when this finished it
> left me unable to run 80% of my programs.
>
> When I try to run a program msg "application configuration is not
> valid, PLS reinstall application" Even when i reinstall programs they
> DO NOT work.
>
> I can't even reinstall Outlook 2000!
>
> by the way xp doesn't even recognize my dvd drive!
>
>
> I want to go back to 98SE only for a short time while i prep and
> install linux on my system!!

If you can't get XP to work on this hardware, good luck with Linux.
Have you considered it may be bad hardware? Has any OS ever been installed
successfully on this system? You say it is a brand new system, I can't
imagine anyone purchasing an AMD 64 system and then installing Win 98 on it.
What were you thinking?
Remove everything but the keyboard, mouse and monitor and do a clean
install.
You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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Hello;
I would suggest you replace your keyboard. The shift key is buggered. It
keeps printing an "i" instead of an "I".
<p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
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> How do I uninstall xp pro sp1 and revert back to 98se and retain my
> registry??
>
> I have had it with microsoft!!! their support and software is
> horrendous!!!
>

 

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p_davis@usa.com wrote:
> I am going to have to check, because the XP upgrade was so difficult I
> don't recall what the idiots at MS told me to do!


If you wish a definition of 'idiot', may I suggest you avail yourself of the
nearest mirror?

1) Did you run the upgrade advisor to see if your hardware and software
was compatible before upgrading? No, you did not.
2) Did you uninstall any AVP and firewall applications before upgrading?
No, you did not.
3) Did you check to see if your hardware met the minimum specifications?
No, you did not.
4) If you did run the Upgrade Advisor (which I very much doubt) did you
make good the errors it found? No, you did not.

Stop blaming MS for your own inadequacies and failiings. The fault is
*YOURS*, not Microsoft's.

--
Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
on salads.

 

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So talk to us.. that is why we sit here (in our own time and without
recompense)..



<p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
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> FYI I have 7 open cases with MS which are unresolved!! and when i Talk
> to them its like talking to the wall, their best answer to
> fix these problems is to do a parallel install.
>

 

[papa]

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You really need to calm down, get an open mind, and start thinking through
the problem logically. Going to W98 is not going to solve anything, going to
Linux is DEFINITELY not going to solve anything, and calling Microsoft is
almost never necessary. Start thinking. It will turn out to be solvable,
especially if you provide this NG with some specifics instead of ranting.

<p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
news:1103056757.594535.237890@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> FYI I have 7 open cases with MS which are unresolved!! and when i Talk
> to them its like talking to the wall, their best answer to
> fix these problems is to do a parallel install.
>

 

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fyi

answers to your questions!

1) yes

2) n/a I was not running any avp or firewall at time of upgrade

3) yes

4) yes

my experience with ms goes back to 3.0/3.1 this has been the most
troublesome upgrade I have experienced in over 20 yrs!!!
BTW I get better answers from my h/w vendors than I do from MS

 

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Papa

ok, here are the specifics:

I am running a amd 64 3000+, seagate sata 160's (2) as a raid 0, with
512 mb,

my ugrade took about 10 iterations to install, after installing sp2 i
removed i after receiving DEP errors on window' explorer,

the last set of critical updates resulted in leaving me with NO taskbar
or startmenu!

when i attempt to run installed programs error msg: "the current
application configuration is not valid"

this is why i am attempting to rid myself of xp since the only solution
that MS says is to do a parallel install

my programs are there, but it appears that my registry is afu
good luck

 

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i was running 98 on the system prior to upgrading to xp, because at the
time it was my current o/s. BTW right now i can't connect to my isp
since xp does not recognize my usb modem - even though the driver has
been successfully installed, the same goes for my dvd dd rw

 

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yes i built the system myself and the majority of the xp problems
occurred when i installed sp2. after i uninstalled sp2 the system was
running, however after the install of the 22 critical updates xp became
totaly unstable.

 

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"p_davis@usa.com" <p_davis@usa.com> wrote in
news:1103131299.049357.237160@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

> Papa
>
> ok, here are the specifics:
>
> I am running a amd 64 3000+, seagate sata 160's (2) as a raid 0, with
> 512 mb,
>
> my ugrade took about 10 iterations to install, after installing sp2 i
> removed i after receiving DEP errors on window' explorer,
>
> the last set of critical updates resulted in leaving me with NO taskbar
> or startmenu!
>
> when i attempt to run installed programs error msg: "the current
> application configuration is not valid"
>
> this is why i am attempting to rid myself of xp since the only solution
> that MS says is to do a parallel install
>
> my programs are there, but it appears that my registry is afu
> good luck
>

so what about if you install an application. does it then work properly ?
uh....which leads me to ask a question. You say you upgraded Windows 98,
so I'm just verifying that that is indeed what you did. the installation
program finds Win98 than asks if you want to upgrade the current
installation or install to a new directory. You are saying you absolutely
chose 'upgrade this installation', versus 'new location' ?

but digging deeper into the whole situation, why don't you just blow away
the entire hard drive and do a fresh, clean install. from what you've
said in the previous posts, this seems to be the best option. or you can
just re-install the application's that don't work, to restore their
registry settings, if indeed that is the problem.

the question that REALLY needs to be answered, why would you go thru the
trouble of this excercise when you're just going to be installing Linux
on this PC anyway ? you can't complain about a 'fresh' install of XP or
having to re-install all of you're apps, since you will blow them away
for Linux anyway.

regards,

DanS

 

[papa]

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What exactly was the wording of any error messages. Did you build the system
yourself? If not, did your new system come with Windows XP pre-installed? If
so, was your computer running normally when you first turned it on. If not,
why didn't you just take it back to where you purchased it for a refund?

Anyway, it sounds like your system is really messed up at this point. You
can take it back to the place where you purchased it and ask them to fix it,
or give you a refund. Otherwise I suggest that you do a clean install of the
OS (remove all partitions, create a new partition, format your hard drive as
NTFS, and then install XP). After that, get a copy of Service Pack 2
(download it or have Microsoft mail it to you - it is free) and install it.
Forget Service Pack 1 because SP2 includes it.

Then, if you are still having problems you might consider doing a "bare
bones" test to try and isolate any device failures. A bare bones test begins
by disconnecting everything from the motherboard except the video card,
power supply, and one memory chip. Even better, also remove the motherboard
from the case to eliminate the possibility of a short to the case. Then
momentarily short across the motherboard power switch pins to start up the
system and see if it will boot up. If it does, keep adding devices until a
problem occurs.

Good luck.

 

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Mike Hall wrote:
> <p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:1103045919.270530.258600@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> this is a brand new system using an amd 64 3000+ processor, 512ddr,
>> ASUS motherboard, SATA RAID 0.
>>
>> The last set of 22 critical updates left me with no taskbar or start
>> menu, MS told me to do a repair install, on XP, when this finished it
>> left me unable to run 80% of my programs.
>>
>> When I try to run a program msg "application configuration is not
>> valid, PLS reinstall application" Even when i reinstall programs
>> they DO NOT work.
>>
>> I can't even reinstall Outlook 2000!
>>
>> by the way xp doesn't even recognize my dvd drive!
>>
>>
>> I want to go back to 98SE only for a short time while i prep and
>> install linux on my system!!
>>
>
> You are unable to fix problems in XP, so rather than come into here
> asking how to fix it, you postulate about reverting to W98.. wise
> move.. backwards, but for you a good one.. pardon me while I
> chuckle.. then you threaten, nay promise to move to Linux?.. having
> shot yourself in one foot, you now take careful aim at the other..
> way to go.. did somebody tell you there are less problems with
> Linux?.. you'll have me laughing soon.. have you ever been to a Linux
> newsgroup?.. you should before acting like a regular buffoon in here..


Sorry, Mike, but this is one of my all-time greatest pet grammar peeves

"did someone tell you there were less problems with Linux" should read "did
someone tell you there were *fewer* problems with Linux".

Why?

Because problems is plural - fewer should always be used with plural nouns -
example "in summer we wear fewer clothes" or "less clothing" (clothing is a
verbal noun and, therefore, singular).

Supermarkets are the worst offenders (the Queen's English Society once wrote
to all the major UK supermarkets demanding - politely of course! - that they
change their checkout signs you know the ones 'eight items or less' - to,
correctly, read 'eight items or /fewer/')

See http://open-dictionary.com/Fewer.

Sorry, but I'm a pedant and damned proud of it!



--
Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
on salads.

 

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"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <misstick@lancre.dw> wrote in message
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> Mike Hall wrote:
>> <p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
>> news:1103045919.270530.258600@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>> this is a brand new system using an amd 64 3000+ processor, 512ddr,
>>> ASUS motherboard, SATA RAID 0.
>>>
>>> The last set of 22 critical updates left me with no taskbar or start
>>> menu, MS told me to do a repair install, on XP, when this finished it
>>> left me unable to run 80% of my programs.
>>>
>>> When I try to run a program msg "application configuration is not
>>> valid, PLS reinstall application" Even when i reinstall programs
>>> they DO NOT work.
>>>
>>> I can't even reinstall Outlook 2000!
>>>
>>> by the way xp doesn't even recognize my dvd drive!
>>>
>>>
>>> I want to go back to 98SE only for a short time while i prep and
>>> install linux on my system!!
>>>
>>
>> You are unable to fix problems in XP, so rather than come into here
>> asking how to fix it, you postulate about reverting to W98.. wise
>> move.. backwards, but for you a good one.. pardon me while I
>> chuckle.. then you threaten, nay promise to move to Linux?.. having
>> shot yourself in one foot, you now take careful aim at the other..
>> way to go.. did somebody tell you there are less problems with
>> Linux?.. you'll have me laughing soon.. have you ever been to a Linux
>> newsgroup?.. you should before acting like a regular buffoon in here..
>
>
> Sorry, Mike, but this is one of my all-time greatest pet grammar peeves
>
> "did someone tell you there were less problems with Linux" should read
> "did someone tell you there were *fewer* problems with Linux".
>
> Why?
>
> Because problems is plural - fewer should always be used with plural
> nouns - example "in summer we wear fewer clothes" or "less clothing"
> (clothing is a verbal noun and, therefore, singular).
>
> Supermarkets are the worst offenders (the Queen's English Society once
> wrote to all the major UK supermarkets demanding - politely of course! -
> that they change their checkout signs you know the ones 'eight items or
> less' - to, correctly, read 'eight items or /fewer/')
>
> See http://open-dictionary.com/Fewer.
>
> Sorry, but I'm a pedant and damned proud of it!
>
>
>
> --
> Facon - the artificial bacon bits you get in Pizza Hut for sprinkling
> on salads.

This is what comes of being away too long.. I have picked up a few bad
habits since being in Canada.. .. eh..




>
>

 

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I am very surprised to hear that you ran Windows 98 on a 64 bit processor.
How did it work? (-;

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard

If you knew half as much as you think you know,
You'd realize you didn't know what you thought you knew!



<p_davis@usa.com> wrote in message
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>i was running 98 on the system prior to upgrading to xp, because at the
> time it was my current o/s. BTW right now i can't connect to my isp
> since xp does not recognize my usb modem - even though the driver has
> been successfully installed, the same goes for my dvd dd rw
>

 

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it ran great better than on xp

 

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i am going to tro to load Suse 9.2 Pro, as soon as I get the distro's