I recently purchased what I thought to be a genuine copy of WIndows Vista. However, after installing it I discovered it be a fake with only Chinese language support. I installed it alongside XP, so that when I boot up I have the option of which operating system I wish to use, it is installed on the D: partition of my hard drive and I would now like to remove it without damaging my computer. How may this be achieved. Unfortunately, I was not supplied with the XP CD and would not be able to remove it this way, I have been told that I can just format the D: partition but whenever I attempt this it tells me that certain files are copy protected. Can anyone give me any advice which will allow me to safely remove the program?
2007-01-15 01:02:30 · 5 answers · asked by maitreyauk 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I have already tried the add/remove programs option and there is nothing for Windows vista. How would I go about formatting my partition in DOS mode?
2007-01-15 01:13:47 · update #1
how did u attempt to format D:? Try doing this...go to the command prompt (i.e Start => Run => and type "cmd" without the quotations, then OK) and then if you are sure it's on the D drive, type "format d:" If it ask you if you are sure, say yes to proceed. It might say something about forcing to dismount, say yes to force dismount b4 proceeding. If that's not the way you already tried, then that should work. If not, since you don't have the windows XP CD, you should get a CD of another operating system, say Linux. You don't necessarily need to install it on your system...all you need is the partition section of the installation which should give you a chance to format the drive. Knoppix is a Linux OS that runs on a CD. Check www.knoppix.com for info on how to get it. Gud luck
2007-01-15 01:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by ginG3R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rite what u need to do is start the computer up press "f8" then chosse comand promt.. after comand promt has loaded up ull need a windows 95 / 98 boot disk or xp boot disk if they do them type format c:/ s
this should leave dos on ur pc and take vister off...
or
you could also try booting up in recovery mode and use the go back feature found in start > all programs > accessiors > System Tools > System Restore
2007-01-15 01:24:16 · answer #2 · answered by Sxy_Dave 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is possible to use the add/remove programs to uninstall operating systems when there are more than one on a computer. Other wise learn Chinese(its actually probably Japanese) and uninstall it that way.
2007-01-15 01:08:28 · answer #3 · answered by vettestingray692004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you upgraded to Vista, you need to be able to roll again to XP comparable to setting up any software. or you are able to ought to format and roll again to XP with an entire deploy disk.
2016-11-23 19:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
format ur d drive in dos mode
2007-01-15 01:09:55 · answer #5 · answered by Oswin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋