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Windows xp system deletion

Anonymous
2021-12-12T21:39:14+00:00

Hi guy's

So my problem is that I'm trying to remove windows XP from an old computer to install windows 10 (I know you can't directly upgrade but that's my problem) but when I go to run the included uninstalling program it says that "registration information is missing". I try to uninstall it from the control center but no program is there to uninstall it or just the os program. please tell me how to remove this os, please.

Here is also a photo of the error

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-12-12T23:42:04+00:00
    1. Windows 10 does not come for free; you have to buy it.
    2. Did you do these basic checks?

    First thing to do is to make sure that you have the correct system requirements and that your Computer Manufacturer supplies the correct Drivers for 10 for your Model Number.

    Driver Downloads:

    Acer:

    http://us.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/drivers

    Advent:

    http://www.adventcomputers.co.uk/product-downloads

    Alienware:

    http://support.alienware.com/Support_Pages/Restricted_Pages/driver_downloads.aspx

    Asus:

    http://www.asus.com/support

    Dell:

    http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/ProductSelector

    eMachines:

    http://www.emachines.com/ec/en/US/content/drivers

    Fujitsu:

    http://www.fujitsu.com/us/support/

    Gateway: https://www.gateway.com/gw/en/US/content/drivers-downloads

    HP:

    http://www8.hp.com/us/en/drivers.html

    Lenovo:

    http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/default.page#

    LG:

    http://www.lg.com/us/support/software-manuals

    Samsung:

    http://www.samsung.com/us/support/downloads

    Sony Vaio:

    http://esupport.sony.com/perl/select-system.pl?DIRECTOR=DRIVER

    Toshiba:

    http://support.toshiba.com/drivers

    "Windows 10 System Requirements"

    https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/3884/windows-10-system-requirements

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/windows-10-specifications#sysreqs

    If you read those Microsoft's system requirements for 10, you will find that if you only go on them you will be sadly disappointed in performance.

    For reasonable performance should have at least:

    2 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor.

    4 gigabyte (GB) of RAM for 32-bit or 8 GB for 64-bit

    500GB hard drive

    DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver

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    Detailed information on Minimum hardware requirements:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/minimum-hardware-requirements-overview

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    Some Manufacturers have listed Model Numbers tested with 10 at their website:

    Acer - Windows 10 Creators Update

    ASUS System Look-up - Find out if your system runs Windows 10.

    Dell computers tested for Windows 10 November 2019 Update and previous versions of Windows 10

    The following Gateway laptops, desktops and tablets have been tested as being suitable to install Windows 10 Creators Update

    HP Products Tested with Windows 10

    Lenovo devices tested for Windows 10 version 1809 (October 2018

    Samsung - Find out if your system runs Windows 10.

    Sony - What do I need to install Windows 10 on my PC?

    Toshiba - Models tested

    Toshiba Windows 10 Upgrade Information

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    How to buy Windows 10:

    http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/Windows/categoryID.70036700

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    What you are trying to do to delete XP is wrong!

    1. You boot from the Windows 10 installation media and delete the XP partition during the clean install process of Windows 10.

    Use the Windows 10 media creation tool on the Software download page 

    "Start fresh with a clean installation of Windows 10"

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10startfresh

    Reinstall Windows 10:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4000735/windows-10-reinstall

    "How to Clean Install Windows 10"

    http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1950-windows-10-clean-install.html

    _______________________________________________

    How to Create Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Windows 10 from

    This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive that can be used to install Windows 10 with or without UEFI*.*

    ________________________________________________

    To access BIOS/UEFI - UEFI/EFI configuration:

    https://neosmart.net/wiki/boot-usb-drive/

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-12-14T13:45:51+00:00

    Just install windows 10 before through Microsoft ISO with installation media so windows XP will delete automatically....Infact you can download the latest os as well i.e. windows 11

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-12-14T13:50:57+00:00

    It doesn't automatically delete it and an old XP machine would not run Windows 11.

    And you have to buy 10.

    Only newer computers made approx within the last 18 months will run 11 correctly.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements

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