Scandisk Error Appears and You Are Unable to Uninstall Windows Millennium Edition

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to uninstall Windows Millennium Edition (Me), you may receive the following error message:

Uninstall error
Scandisk was unable to check all your disk(s)
Uninstall cannot continue.

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CAUSE

You may receive this error message if your hard drive contains partitions that are not formatted.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, use either of the following methods.

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Method 1: Format Any Unformatted Partitions

Double-click to open the My Computer icon, and then check to see if each drive is formatted. To do so, right-click each drive, and then click Properties.

If File System is followed by RAW, then the drive is not formatted.
Right-click on each drive that had the File System listed as RAW, and then click Format.

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Method 2: Uninstall from DOS

Start the computer using the Windows Me startup disk.
Type smartdrv, and then press ENTER.
Type uninstal, and then press ENTER.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

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kbprb KB271888

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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