We simply cannot deny the fact that Vista is one of the most recent and most advanced Operating System available today as compared to any other earlier versions of Microsoft, Windows XP or any other, but most of the people simply want to get it uninstalled from their system. The prime reason is that their system simply is not configured or in some cases is not even powerful enough that they may enjoy all features of this operating system. So, uninstalling Vista is a very simple process and may take only around one to two hours by following few simple steps.

Situations for uninstalling Vista – One may want to uninstall Vista only under three circumstances but the procedures are certainly different which you need to keep in mind.

You originally had Windows XP and you simply upgraded to Windows Vista.

Most of the people might have got their computer upgraded to Vista but want to uninstall it as they are running short of memory. Vista requires lots of memory and High Performance or else it would not perform well. So, in this case you need to follow the following steps:

1. Before you start with uninstalling process you need to be sure that you have a back up copy of all your files. Try creating a MS Dos boot CD by downloading the files which can be done at the following site:

http://www.allbootdisks.com.

1. Always be sure that your CD-Rom drive is set o highest drive priority by going to your BIOS settings. This will simply let your CD load much before Vista.
2. Try to restart your computer using MS Dos boot CD that you had created and then try selecting “R” option from the setting area for repairing existing installation.
3. once you have selected the repair option you can type following to get started:

fixboot C:\.

You need to set the drive as per Vista root.

1. Try typing the following command:

Fixmbr C:\. And then type Exit. After this you need to restart your computer but always ensure that your MS-DOS boot CD is loaded completely.

1. After that you need to reformat the hard drive. Once completed you can simply restart your computer.
2. Now you can simply follow the instructions for reinstalling Windows XP.

Uninstalling Vista from a new system that is preloaded.

It is in fact possible to uninstall Vista if it is preloaded in your system and replace the operating system. The process explained here earlier may be very much similar as you need to uninstall vista following the steps said above and then reformat it with new operating system. But in this case you need not take a back up copy as you may not have saved any programs in the system. For this you may need to have a copy of Windows XP installation CD.

Uninstalling Vista If You Have Dual Boot System

In case you have two operating systems so in one of the operating system you can easily uninstall Vista. You may not need MS-Dos boot CD. You can remove Vista using the Window Vista DVD. But you have to keep in mind to take all the backups. You need to follow the following steps:

1. Start your computer and select Window XP in boot menu.
2. Insert Vista DVD and launch Vista after that you can close the menu.
3. Click start menu and select Run option and input the following command: e:\boot\bootsect.exe/nt52 ALL/force. (‘e’ here is the default drive for DVD ROM)
4. Now simply restart your computer and close XP window. Now you can reformat your computer that had Vista installed.
5. Once reformatted, delete Bootsect.bak and Boot.bak files from your XP root folder.

So, if you follow these simple steps uninstalling Vista would in fact be much simple. All you have to do is follow all the steps stated step-by-step to uninstall Vista.