How to remove the linux in a dual-boot system?

[summer00]

i have a dual boot system , redhat 9 and XP, im planning to install linux using vmware , so may i know how to remove the linux(dual-boot one) which already installed in my computer? thanks a lot )

[sunnylearns]

if you are using lilo as ur boot loader.
1.start linux
2. login as root
3. type lilo -U
4. reboot


if you are using grub,
1. boot with Windows XP installation CD
2. Start Recovery Console by typing "R"
3. Select Your Windows Installation from List ( You need to supply Admin password)
4. type fixmbr. Press 'Y' when asked for confirmation
5. reboot.

[Opnosforatou]

Delete the linux partitions using fdisk
run: fdisk /mbr to remove the bootloader.
But why not run WinXP in VMWare using Linux... Way faster ...

[sunnylearns]

Delete the linux partitions using fdisk
run: fdisk /mbr to remove the bootloader.

fdisk /mbr does NOT work properly with Windows XP. We can use Fdisk /mbr on DOS/Win9x/ME only.

For win2k/XP, it is safer to use fixmbr from recovery console

and then remove parttions after reboot

[summer00]

if you are using lilo as ur boot loader.
1.start linux
2. login as root
3. type lilo -U
4. reboot


if you are using grub,
1. boot with Windows XP installation CD
2. Start Recovery Console by typing "R"
3. Select Your Windows Installation from List ( You need to supply Admin password)
4. type fixmbr. Press 'Y' when asked for confirmation
5. reboot.

thx for that, i'll try it

[Opnosforatou]

Delete the linux partitions using fdisk
run: fdisk /mbr to remove the bootloader.

fdisk /mbr does NOT work properly with Windows XP. We can use Fdisk /mbr on DOS/Win9x/ME only.

For win2k/XP, it is safer to use fixmbr from recovery console

and then remove parttions after reboot

I didn't have any problems with that.
Worked perfectly on 6 systems.
I used the Win98 Bootdisk to fix the mbr...
All system were dual boot WinXP/Linux, now pure Linux.

[summer00]

Delete the linux partitions using fdisk
run: fdisk /mbr to remove the bootloader.
But why not run WinXP in VMWare using Linux... Way faster ...

i have done the other way round, linux as guest....but the whole computer seems like lag of resources....very slow

my specs:
256 MB RD RAM
P4 1.8 Ghz
no vmware tools installed

[Opnosforatou]

i have done the other way round, linux as guest....but the whole computer seems like lag of resources....very slow

my specs:
256 MB RD RAM
P4 1.8 Ghz
no vmware tools installed

Using Wintendos as base OS... aaargh
Wintendos is eating a lot of those 256MB's when using VMware.
Try increasing it to 512. Should improve VM.
But I would still suggest: Format Windo(w)s, install linux, install VMWare and create a new freshly installed Windo(w)s while running linux...
It also boots faster, incase of systematic system crashes on windo(w)s