Vista - uninstall vista

hi ! I want to go back to XP MBR. I have recovery xp disks saved the
first time i used the computer

On 22 avr, 19:40, News <Contact_...@xxxxxx> wrote:Could you confirm that from Vista DVD image emulated or in the DVD
drive I shlould type in

e:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force

e: is the drive letter of Vista DVD.

?

On 22 avr, 19:40, News <Contact_...@xxxxxx> wrote:I have now another problem. I installed Vista on partition that
contain another files I cannot remove. I'm not able to delete manually
vista directory: files are being used (I'm running xp). Any help ?

Set you computer(via BIOS or boot Order) to boot from the CD/DVD drive,
insert XP disk; reboot.

Delete existing vista partition, formatt the Hard Drive, install XP.
--
Mick Murphy - Qld - Australia


"News" wrote:

On 22 avr, 22:05, Mick Murphy <MickMur...@xxxxxx>
wrote:I installed Vista in existing partition I cannot delete (no free place
on external disk to move files).

I'm not able to delete vista directories access denied

On 22 avr, 21:49, News <Contact_...@xxxxxx> wrote:here's teh way to take ownership of vista files under XP

1. Turn off Simple File Sharing:
- Click Start, and then click My Computer.
- On the Tools menu, click Folder Options, and then click the View
tab.
- Under Advanced Settings, click to clear the Use simple file sharing
(Recommended) check box, and then click OK.

2.Taking Ownership:
- Right-click the folder that you want to take ownership of, and then
click Properties.
- Click the Security tab, and then click OK on the Security message,
if one appears.
- Click Advanced, and then click the Owner tab.
- In the Name list, click your user name, Administrator if you are
logged in as Administrator, or click the Administrators group.
- If you want to take ownership of the contents of that folder, click
to select the Replace owner on subcontainers and objects check box.
- Click OK.

You may receive the following error message, where Folder is the name
of the folder that you want to take ownership of: