Cannot Run Uninstal.exe from Windows 98 Startup Disk

ID: Q187726

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

Three files included with Windows 98 reference the ability to run the Windows 98 Uninstall program (Uninstal.exe) from the Windows 98 Startup disk. This information is incorrect; you cannot run Uninstal.exe from the Windows 98 Startup disk.

The three files that incorrectly indicate that you can run Uninstal.exe from the Windows 98 Startup disk are:

The Setup.txt file in the Win98 folder on the Windows 98 CD-ROM.

The Readme.txt file on the Windows 98 Startup disk.

The Network.txt file in the Windows folder on your hard disk.

CAUSE

The Uninstal.exe file is not included on the Windows 98 Startup disk.

RESOLUTION

You can uninstall Windows 98 by using the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel, or at a command prompt by running Uninstal.exe from the Windows\Command folder. For additional information about how to uninstall Windows 98, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q186102
TITLE : How to Uninstall Windows 98

NOTE: Microsoft does not recommend extracting or copying the Uninstal.exe file to the Windows 98 Startup disk because in some configurations uninstalling Windows 98 is not possible (for example, from a drive compressed with DriveSpace). To determine if Windows 98 can be uninstalled from your computer, check for either of the following items:

The "Uninstall Windows 98" option is available in the Add/Remove Programs tool in Control Panel.

The Uninstal.exe file is located in the Windows\Command folder.

If either (or both) of these items exist, uninstallation is possible.

Additional query words: uninstall.exe


Keywords          : kbtool kbdocerr win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 5, 1999