Boot off the your XP CD. Make sure that the Boot device in the BIOS is set
to the CD/DVD drive. Delete the partition and start over.
Remember to backup your data prior to doing this.
"edielou2" <edielou2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> When I try to do a backup my computer stops responding and as far as I can
> tell there is no Windows. old folder. Why don't you have a separate cd
> disk
> to remove Vista? Now I'm going to have to take my computer to get it
> repaired.