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uninstalling windows vista 32bit

  • 15-08-2009 1:16pm
    #1
    tonydude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭


    Hi, i have a dell xps M1530 and i wish to uninstall windows vista on it as ive to install dell mediadirect 3.5 before the operating system.I didnt notice i had to do this so now i must uninstall to install this cd. Does anyone know the steps to uninstall vista. Thanks


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  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Moved from laptops.
    Don't bother with that Dell media direct stuff, waste of time imo.


  • #3
    tman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,339 ✭✭✭✭tman


    Sounds like far more hassle than its worth to me tbh... Do you really want to lose all of your data and spend days setting everything up again just to use some poxy Dell software?

    You shouldn't have to uninstall Vista anyway, just install Mediadirect which will wipe and repartion your drive, then install Vista.
    Do you really really really want to though?

    Google is your friend anyway;
    http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?docid=041031D196A7CAC0E0401E0A551752CE


  • #4
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Moved from laptops.
    Don't bother with that Dell media direct stuff, waste of time imo.


    unfortunatly not


    i fitted a new hard drive to a dell laptop once, unsed the entire drive to make c:


    owner pressed the media direct button instead of power to turn it on, media direct lauched from bios, noticed that its partition was missing and wiped the hard drive and made 158gig of unused space and a 2gig partition at the end of the drive


    OP as mentinoned just back up your stuff and boot the pc of the mediadirect cd it will change all the partitions and your vista install will be gone


  • #5
    tonydude
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,672 ✭✭✭tonydude


    how do u boot it from the cd i dont mind losing stuff as its a new hdd anyway nothing is on it


  • #6
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    tonydude wrote: »
    how do u boot it from the cd i dont mind losing stuff as its a new hdd anyway nothing is on it


    turn on pc
    insert mediadirect cd

    turn off pc

    turn on pc and start tapping F12 ever 2 seconds

    a menu will appear choose cd/dvd rom

    the rest is based on the way the cd works, so you'll have to follow its instructions


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