Vista - Uninstalling Vista

Is it possible to return my system to XP Pro after having installed Vista
without doing a dual boot install? I tried running the XP setup program with
no response from my system. There does not seem to be an uninstall for Vista.

Hello LGoff,

No it is not possible to uninstall Vista. The only way to go back to XP is
to format the Hard Drive when re-installing XP.

Tom Ziegmann
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft Core OS TechBeta Tester


> Is it possible to return my system to XP Pro after having installed
> Vista without doing a dual boot install? I tried running the XP setup
> program with no response from my system. There does not seem to be an
> uninstall for Vista.
>

When I try to format it says format failed. Any ideas?


"Tom Ziegmann" <tziegmann@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Hello LGoff,
>
> No it is not possible to uninstall Vista. The only way to go back to XP is
> to format the Hard Drive when re-installing XP.
>
> Tom Ziegmann
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft Core OS TechBeta Tester
>
>
>> Is it possible to return my system to XP Pro after having installed
>> Vista without doing a dual boot install? I tried running the XP setup
>> program with no response from my system. There does not seem to be an
>> uninstall for Vista.
>>
>
>

Not without knowing how and where you were running format.

If you have a Windows XP cd, boot the computer with it and follow the
prompts. When you have the opportuninty, delete the partition with Vista on
it and create a new partition. The installer will give you options for
formatting and just highlight "...format ...NTFS..." and hit enter. Install
will proceeed when that is finished.

See: http://www.windowsreinstall.com/

"vbnetdev" <admin@kjmsolutions.com> wrote in message
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> When I try to format it says format failed. Any ideas?
>
>