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Windows XP/2000 - Uninstall Problems posted in the Operating Systems forums; I just purchased a second hand PC. The guy I bought it from had windows xp installed but wanted to uninstall it before he gave it to me. He said ...

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Old 06-03-2006
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I just purchased a second hand PC. The guy I bought it from had windows xp installed but wanted to uninstall it before he gave it to me. He said he got halfway through uninstalling it when it asked him to register online. He couldnt finish the uninstall as he didnt have an internet connection to register, so he gave me the pc and told me to finish the uninstall as I have access to the internet. Problem is the PC obviously doesnt have an Internet Connection set up so I cant connect. When I start up All I get is a screen that tells me to either register online or turn my pc off.

Any suggestions?


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Hi moonos21, if you intend to re install XP, you just need to restart the PC, and go into the BIOS (usually F2 or DEL, when your PC boots up) and change the boot order so that the CD ROM is the first boot device. Insert the XP CD and press F10 to save the settings in the BIOS and reboot. The PC should then boot off the CD, and you can then delete/ re create the partitions, format and re install Windows.


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Cheers, Ill give that a shot



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