How to uninstall/delete Vista with dual-boot with XP
If you really got bored with all the new looks and new features being offered with new windows vista and want to remove vista to free up some disk space.
But you may have installed vista in dual boot configuration with xp so i that case you have to adopt a whole new different procedure in order to uninstall vista.
Step By Step Procedure to Uninstall Vista in dual boot config:
Microsoft has released a very simple procedure to follow.
1. Boot your system in to Windows XP.
2. Ensure you have the Vista DVD image emulated or in the DVD drive.
3. Go to Start>>Run. Type e:\boot\bootsect.exe /nt52 ALL /force
4. You will notice the boot selection menu of vista now gone.
5. Format the partition/drive where you had Vista .
6. Remove two files Boot.BAK & Bootsect.BAK on your XP drives root folder (C:).
7. Restart to make sure that it works.
8. Merge the partitions together if you want.
Tags: boot_selection, bored, config, disk_space, dual_boot_configuration, dvd_drive, Microsoft, new_features, partition, two_files, Windows, windows vista, windows xp
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PERFICT!!!! on 17 Jan 2008 at 10:20 pm #
This worked perfictaly now i dont have that stupid boot menu
ty so much:)
Mike on 30 Dec 2008 at 4:38 pm #
Awesome. Works great.
Eric on 27 Jun 2009 at 11:34 pm #
do i need to reformat the partition that had vista?
dude on 14 Aug 2009 at 2:45 pm #
tnx that was very usefull
removed it at once
tj on 27 Aug 2009 at 6:46 am #
Tried this with Windows2003/Vista dual boot. Worked perfectly. thx.