Uninstall Windows 2000

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Do you have a file named bootsect.dos in C:\? In that case, all you need to
do is to edit the file C:\boot.ini and add a row under [operating systems]:

c:\="Windows 98 SE"

Boot.ini should look something like this:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect
c:\="Windows 98 SE" <===== THIS IS THE LINE YOU NEED TO ADD

If you are missing the file bootsect.dos, you will need a Win98 startup
disk that includes sys.com.

There is no uninstall program for Win2000.

Best regards

Bjorn
--
Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)


"dark_young" <siu00blp@rdg.ac.uk> wrote:

>Until recently I have been running Windows 98 SE but I
>recently decided to put 2000 on it after my 2000 PC
>suffered a terminal hardware failure and caught fire.
>
>I made the error of installing from "Boot to CD Rom" rather
>than from within 98, so I don't have dual boot to 98. I've
>also just found out that some software I need to run that
>works under 98 or XP does not run under any WinNT installation.
>
>As far as I can tell, all my 98 files are still there. I
>just can't get to 98 to run it. There doesn't seem to be an
>"Uninstall" option on the Win2000 Pro disk.I haven't really
>got the facilities to back up all my files and programs so
>that I can reformat the disk to get rid of it - I can't
>just format the disk and reinstall all my programs because
>most of my original disks are in storage (Just moved to a
>much smaller house).
>
>I have tried booting from my 98 disk - despite instructions
>in the BIOS, it skips over the "Boot from CD" stage. I have
>a Windows 98 Boot Disk but it doesn't have the Sys program
>which I hear I can use to switch control back to 98. When I
>try to use the floppy in conjunction with the 98 CD Rom it
>tells me that I cannot re-install or rescue 98 because I
>have a partitioned drive or that I cannot install over a
>higher version of windows.
>
>Please can someone tell me how to get Windows 2000 off my
>PC and get back to my nice, stable, less pushy Windows 98 OS?
>
>With hopeful thanks...