Article: Uninstall Windows XP - You must have upgraded from Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, or Windows Millennium Edition
- XP automatically creates backup files, during the upgrade process. These files must be on your system for the Uninstall to work.
[Note: If you upgraded from Windows NT , Windows 2000, or Windows XP Home Edition, You cannot Uninstall Windows XP. You can remove XP and reinstall a diff operating system, however, you would lose all files and programs]
Use the up arrow key and select “
Safe Mode”. Then the login screen will come up. Log on with an account that has Administrator Permissions.
[Note that Windows XP during installation creates a default Admin, named
"Administrator”, so if you are not able to login as an Admin, try using “
Administrator” for username and leave the PW blank and click “
OK”. If this does not work then that means that during the installation a Password was applied to the Administrator Account by the person who installed Windows XP, so the only way to continue trying to Uninstall, would be to get the password from the person who installed it. If you cannot, then you will have to Reinstall Windows, which will cause you to lose all your files and installed programs.]
to open it.
In the list of programs, you should now see Windows XP, and you should be able to uninstall it and revert back to your previous operating system.
When you click to uninstall, you will have to click
YES , when the following question comes up: “Are you sure you want to uninstall Windows XP and restore your previous operating system?”
After Windows XP is finished Uninstalling it will automatically reboot to your previous Operating System.
This guide was written by Jason LeDuc. Copyright © 2005-2006. All rights reserved.
