Can anybody tell me how to uninstall an unregistered version of windows xp? The 30 day registration period has already expired so I cannot log in. Any suggestions please. Thanks

Boot with any bootable media (floppy or CD) which has a FORMAT command on it and format the drive containing the bogus XP.

If you have your own retail XP CD, just boot with that and either remove any partitions and create new ones, or again, simply format the XP drive.

If you know the make of the hard disk you can download the disk manufacturers tools and wipe the disk that way too.

Hard Disk Analysis & Setup Tools - Major Manufacturers

hi,

i installed a version of xp that was only to be installed on hp or compaq on my acer laptop tat came pre-loaded with vista.Now it doesnot give me a dual boot option.As the xp version is unregistered it doesnt allow me to uninstall it. In case i delete te partition that had xp on it , it fails to load vista saying te al.dll is missing or corrupt. Can someone tell me wat i need to do

vikks77, you should really start your own thread.



If the hal for Vista has been damaged a Vista repair or recover install will most likely have to be performed.

Do you have recovery software for the Vista install?