vista removal

Anybody know how to remove Windows Vista from a partition on a four partition second drive?
Trying to format the drive does not work and just trying to delete any files fails too
There is no uninstalling program offered
Thanks for any advice
Olliebears

Format the drive from another OS or a boot disc.
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"Olliebears" wrote in message

Anybody know how to remove Windows Vista from a partition on a four partition second drive?
Trying to format the drive does not work and just trying to delete any files fails too
There is no uninstalling program offered
Thanks for any advice
Olliebears

You can use the Windows 98 disc. To some people, Windows 98 disc is known as a "generic restarter" which means that regardless of which version of Windows you have, whether it be Vista or Windows Server 2003 or even Me, bang in the 98 disc and you can wipe over it and format, and left with about 200MB if that of Windows 98 operating system files.
God bless Windows 98 - how many time's it's saved my arse ;o)
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From a 98 boot disk
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"Olliebears" wrote in message

Anybody know how to remove Windows Vista from a partition on a four partition second drive?
Trying to format the drive does not work and just trying to delete any files fails too
There is no uninstalling program offered
Thanks for any advice
Olliebears

This sounds like the best method. :) -- Andre Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
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Format the drive from another OS or a boot disc.
-- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.windowsresource.net/
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"Olliebears" wrote in message Anybody know how to remove Windows Vista from a partition on a four partition second drive?
Trying to format the drive does not work and just trying to delete any files fails too
There is no uninstalling program offered
Thanks for any advice
Olliebears

If you have another OS, activate its partition with DOS fdisk. Otherwise just reinstall Win 2K/XP or delete partition with fdisk.
"Olliebears" wrote in message

Anybody know how to remove Windows Vista from a partition on a four partition second drive?
Trying to format the drive does not work and just trying to delete any files fails too
There is no uninstalling program offered
Thanks for any advice
Olliebears

Yep - works an absolute treat :o)
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Hi all, So I'm gathering that if I put Vista on a partition in my laptop; there is no way to uninstall it???
Jeff

Yes you can, if its installed on a logical partition, say with XP, you can format the Vista partition at anytime from within XP. Just open My Computer

select the drive on which Vista is installed, right click > click Format. --

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"Jeff" wrote in message

Hi all, So I'm gathering that if I put Vista on a partition in my laptop; there is no way to uninstall it???
Jeff

Andre, Got ya-shoulda known that-duh!! Good to be back-I tweaked this laptop;got rid of PC restore(Symantec Ghost) it was eating up 15Gb of my HD!! Alas;shouldn't mess with a brand new Dell. They didn't even have a driver/utilty reinstall disc for it yet. The one they included didn't even have the correct hardware for my system on it;let alone driver's. Sent me 3 separate one's-all WRONG. I found all the driver's on-line myself!!! It's taken awhile though;and just got a call from Dell this a.m. Seems they burned a cd with my config on it; driver's and all and are overnighting it to me!!! Too late-did it myself!! Oh well;have got 2 extra XP PRO SP2 reinstall cd's now!! HA better never fail WGA!!! LOL and am getting a custom made driver cd from Dell. Oh;almost forgot; do you guys remember that Symantec Beta site? after all this reformatting-lost it;and I signed up.
Jeff
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message

Yes you can, if its installed on a logical partition, say with XP, you can format the Vista partition at anytime from within XP. Just open My Computer select the drive on which Vista is installed, right click > click Format. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Jeff" wrote in message Hi all, So I'm gathering that if I put Vista on a partition in my laptop; there is no way to uninstall it???
Jeff

Its possible that both XP reinstall CDs use the same key. As for the Symantec BETA link: https://et.symantec.com/signup/ -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Jeff" wrote in message

Andre, Got ya-shoulda known that-duh!! Good to be back-I tweaked this laptop;got rid of PC restore(Symantec Ghost) it was eating up 15Gb of my HD!! Alas;shouldn't mess with a brand new Dell. They didn't even have a driver/utilty reinstall disc for it yet. The one they included didn't even have the correct hardware for my system on it;let alone driver's. Sent me 3 separate one's-all WRONG. I found all the driver's on-line myself!!! It's taken awhile though;and just got a call from Dell this a.m. Seems they burned a cd with my config on it; driver's and all and are overnighting it to me!!! Too late-did it myself!! Oh well;have got 2 extra XP PRO SP2 reinstall cd's now!! HA better never fail WGA!!! LOL and am getting a custom made driver cd from Dell. Oh;almost forgot; do you guys remember that Symantec Beta site? after all this reformatting-lost it;and I signed up.
Jeff
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message Yes you can, if its installed on a logical partition, say with XP, you can format the Vista partition at anytime from within XP. Just open My Computer select the drive on which Vista is installed, right click > click Format. -- -- Andre Windows Connected | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
"Jeff" wrote in message Hi all, So I'm gathering that if I put Vista on a partition in my laptop; there is no way to uninstall it???
Jeff