converting back to fat32 from ntfs

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i recently upgraded my lapton from ME to XP and when doing
so converted to ntfs from fat32. I have discovered that XP
uses too much memory on my laptop and has slowed it down
so much that any task takes a lifetime to complete. i
wanted to uninstall XP, however i am told this cannot be
done (microsoft.com) if i cobverted to ntfs. Can anyone
please help me by telling me how i can convert back to
Fat32 from NTFS? or alternativly tell me another way of
uninstalling XP (i dont mind losing the programmes that
are already stored)
Many thanks
A. Rais

 

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You will need a 3rd party application to convert NTFS to FAT32:
http://www.bootitng.com/
http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/

Otherwise Windows XP can not be uninstalled, but you can partition the
drive (effectively removing Windows XP and all other data) and perform
a Clean Installation of Windows 98:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=221829
And
http://aumha.org/win4/a/clean.htm

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"A. Rais" <albino4every1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> i recently upgraded my lapton from ME to XP and when doing
> so converted to ntfs from fat32. I have discovered that XP
> uses too much memory on my laptop and has slowed it down
> so much that any task takes a lifetime to complete. i
> wanted to uninstall XP, however i am told this cannot be
> done (microsoft.com) if i cobverted to ntfs. Can anyone
> please help me by telling me how i can convert back to
> Fat32 from NTFS? or alternativly tell me another way of
> uninstalling XP (i dont mind losing the programmes that
> are already stored)
> Many thanks
> A. Rais

 

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Greetings --

The normal way to "uninstall" _any_ operating system is to format
the hard drive and install a new OS of your choice.

However, if you performed an upgrade from Win98/Me, elected to
backup the old system files, and didn't convert the partition to NTFS,
then all you need do is boot into Safe Mode and Start > Control Panel
> Add/Remove Programs. All of these conditions _must_ be met for the
uninstall option to be available.

Otherwise:

How to Manually Remove Win XP and Restore Win9x
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q314052


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"A. Rais" <albino4every1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1f3c801c4579f$b1de9ef0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> i recently upgraded my lapton from ME to XP and when doing
> so converted to ntfs from fat32. I have discovered that XP
> uses too much memory on my laptop and has slowed it down
> so much that any task takes a lifetime to complete. i
> wanted to uninstall XP, however i am told this cannot be
> done (microsoft.com) if i cobverted to ntfs. Can anyone
> please help me by telling me how i can convert back to
> Fat32 from NTFS? or alternativly tell me another way of
> uninstalling XP (i dont mind losing the programmes that
> are already stored)
> Many thanks
> A. Rais