Uninstalling Windows 2000

Just reinstall into another folder. After you get it up and running and gets all of the old data out you can delete the first install folder. It is usually WINNT. The new folder can be named anything you choose, but I usually stick with something logical like WINNT2 just so I dont forget which is which.

Windows 2000 on NTFS, FAT32 or FAT partition
1. Boot with Windows 2000 CD or Windows 2000 boot disks
2. If setup program asks you if you want to repair existing Windows 2000 installarion of fresh install new Windows 2000 select fresh install
3. When setup asks you to select partition, remove the Windows 2000 partition or any other partitions you like
4. Exit setup program (F3) without installing
5. If you had Windows 2000 installed on some other partition than c:, then delete boot.ini, bootsect.dos, ntldr, ntdetect.com and ntbootdd.sys (if exists) from c:\

Thank you for your response to my question on uninstalling Windows 2000 on the Tech Republic web site. I just have one more question. What is the best way to move the program files? Do I need to re-install them or is there a better way to do this? Currently when I try to open anything it says that the programs have not been installed. I'm not real fond of Windows 2000, I seem to do much better with 98. I would really appreciate your help. Thank you.

You will have to reinstall the programs. You can copy your files and settings (Favorites, My Documents, desktop, etc) from the documents and settings folder for the old user into the folder for the new user. You may have to check the all users folder too. I would only copy one folder at a time. Some of the folders will be hidden or will not allow you to copy all of the files but you can get the major stuff easily.