But since you don't have the seed phrase and the wallet is empty, ignore the existing wallet and create a new one.
do i uninstall feather then reinstall to do that?
It should be useless complete this activity - make another installation of the wallet.
You should be able to launch an existing seed phrase even without re-installing the software. follow the standard process for importing a new wallet.
by the way, this would be close to useless since its empty. you can just create a new one and avoid any difficulty.