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How to Uninstall Windows VISTA?

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/how-to-uninstall-windows-vista.50816/

kumars
kumars Original post #1
Feb 27, 2007 at 12:50 PM
I have installed windows VISTA RC1 on the other partition of my hard drive.. I dont know how to uninstall it keeping other data on that drive intact and also the option of selecting the OS during startup should not be shown?
Arsenal_Gunners
Feb 27, 2007 at 1:17 PM
Take a backup of other data and format the drive:D
piyush gupta
Feb 27, 2007 at 1:27 PM
what OS u have in dual boot
Third Eye
Feb 27, 2007 at 4:48 PM
kumars said:
I have installed windows VISTA RC1 on the other partition of my hard drive.. I dont know how to uninstall it keeping other data on that drive intact and also the option of selecting the OS during startup should not be shown?

*www.planetamd64.com/lofiversion/index.php/t11004.html
47shailesh
Feb 27, 2007 at 5:39 PM
yeah take the backup and format the drive..

Incase having fear of loosing ur boot loader then pre to formatting search this forum to fix boot loader and then start with formating. :)
morpheusv6
Mar 1, 2007 at 8:44 PM
Assuming that you have installed it on a seperate partition.
Copy all your data to another drive.
Boot into XP and format the drive.

Reboot to check.

You are done!
T
thunderbird.117 #7
Mar 1, 2007 at 9:16 PM
Next time OS should have "remove the OS" button for people who wants to remove the OS :D.
kumars
kumars #8
Mar 1, 2007 at 9:29 PM
I agree to all ur suggestions.. but if i do it by formatting the drive, i will still have a screen showing the option to choose between Earlier version of Windows and Windows Vista.. Which i dont want..
nileshgr
Mar 1, 2007 at 9:39 PM
in xp goto start/run type msconfig . in th boot.ini tab del vista entry . take a bckup of ur files from vista part and format it. if does not work or damages ur comp. do not curse me