how can I uninstall?

[Mary]

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I am needing to know how to uninstall a unregisterable
windows xp

 

[Guest]

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Buy a valid retail full install version of Windows XP (same
version Home or Pro) and do a repair install.
You can do an upgrade from Home to Pro, but you'll need a
full install retail CD because you have a pirated copy
installed, that is why it can't be registered.
You should pursue legal action against whoever sold you the
machine with the pirated software.


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"mary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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|I am needing to know how to uninstall a unregisterable
| windows xp

 

[Guest]

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>-----Original Message-----
>I am needing to know how to uninstall a unregisterable
>windows xp
>.
>I think I would just format the hard drive

 

[Guest]

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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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"mary" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I am needing to know how to uninstall a unregisterable
> windows xp

 

[Gordon]

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mary wrote:
> I am needing to know how to uninstall a unregisterable
> windows xp

Boot from the CD and format.