Remove Windows 2000/XP/2003

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Remove Windows 2000/XP/2003



I have a dual-boot configuration. How can I remove Windows 2000/XP/2003 from my system while keeping Windows 98?

 
To remove a Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 installation while retaining Windows 98 do the following:

1.       Boot from the Win9x Startup Disk

2.       Type: FDISK /MBR

3.       Type: SYS C:

4.       Reboot

5.       Remove the Windows 2000/XP/2003 files & folders plus the following files:

Pagefile.sys

Boot.ini

Ntldr

Ntdetect.com

Ntbootdd.sys (might not exist)

If the W2K/XP/2003 OS was installed on a separate partition (see note below) you can now easily format that partition without loosing any Win9X configuration (as long as that partition is NOT the Primary Active partition!)

Note: When dual-booting always keep a separate partition for each OS. Never install 2 or more operating systems on the same partition because it will wreck havoc on you Program Files folder!