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- DOCUMENT:Q105686 28-OCT-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Deleting Windows 3.1 After Installing Windows NT
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- SUMMARY
- =======
-
- If you install Windows NT or Windows NT Advanced Server over Windows
- 3.1 or Windows for Workgroups 3.1, the Windows NT files are installed
- to a subdirectory under the existing WINDOWS directory called
- SYSTEM32.
-
- NOTE: The original Microsoft Windows directory may be called WIN31 or
- any number of other names because it is user-configurable, but for the
- purposes of this article, WINDOWS is the assumed name of the
- directory.
-
- Some files from the original Windows 3.1 installation are used by the
- Windows NT operating system, however, and should not be deleted. This
- article describes how to remove the original Windows installation
- without affecting Windows NT, to help maximize your available disk
- space.
-
- MORE INFORMATION
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-
- Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server use the existing fonts
- installed in the SYSTEM subdirectory, so you should not remove any of
- the .FOT, .TTF, or .FON files from the existing SYSTEM subdirectory.
-
- In addition, many Microsoft and third-party manufacturerÆ'
- applications store various .DLL files in the WINDOWS directory and the
- SYSTEM subdirectory. Windows NT does not require these files, but the
- individual application that initially installed them may require them
- to operate properly.
-
- If you have stored any data files (such as with Notepad or Paintbrush)
- in the WINDOWS directory, these files should be backed up or copied to
- a different location. It is also a good idea to have backup copies of
- all .INI and .GRP files in the WINDOWS directory, because new users
- will not be able to migrate Windows 3.1 settings without these files.
- Once all these files have been backed up or copied, the remainder of
- the files in the WINDOWS directory can be safely removed without
- affecting the base Windows NT installation.
-
- Important: If you delete files required by a Windows application, you
- might have to reinstall that application in order for it to work
- properly. The safest way to do this is to keep backup copies of the
- files.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10 TrueType disappear uninstall
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: stp
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