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10-23-2006	#1 (permalink)
surferkid993 Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19	Bye Bye Linux Ok, I'm new to Linux and well frankly I don't like it. No offence to any of you. I have attempted to install winodws like I would reformat a hard drive. I put my Windows XP disc in the computer and have it boot disc first. I tell it to install, then it says inspecting computers hardware. After this it shows a black screen and won't change. Is there something I need to do first or differently for Linux.

10-23-2006	#2 (permalink)
bryansmith Linux Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: /Ontario/Canada Posts: 2,623	Shouldn't be any problems. This is outside of the realm of Linux (keep in mind here that Linux isn't even running). Is all your hardware working properly? Can you boot into Linux or a live-cd? If so, maybe you should go to a Windows forum for help. Bryan __________________ Looking for a distro? Look here. "There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience." - Immanuel Kant (Critique of Pure Reason) Queen's University - Arts and Science 2008 (Sociology) Registered Linux User #386147. Last edited by bryansmith; 10-23-2006 at 01:28 AM..

10-23-2006	#3 (permalink)
littledrop Linux Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 117	Is cd Ok? Check hardware connections hard disk is detected by BIOS? windowsreinstall.com should help.

10-23-2006	#4 (permalink)
budman7 Linux Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Knee deep in Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 3,242	You could try clearing the MBR first. Boot up with your XP install disc, when you get to the rescue prompt, have it drop you to a command line, then type fixmbr __________________ Go RedWings How to know if you are a geek. when you respond to "get a life!" with "what's the URL?" - Birger New users read The FAQ

10-23-2006

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surferkid993

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Shouldn't be any problems. This is outside of the realm of Linux (keep in mind here that Linux isn't even running). Is all your hardware working properly? Can you boot into Linux or a live-cd? If so, maybe you should go to a Windows forum for help.

Bryan

Ok. As far as I know all the hardware is fine. I just received it from my brother.

boot into linux or a live-cd
-confused me
I can use my cd drive. I don't have a Linux disc or anything I got the laptop with it already on it.

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Is cd Ok?
Check hardware connections
hard disk is detected by BIOS?

windowsreinstall.com should help.

CD is fine I checked it out in another computer.
Yes it is.

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You could try clearing the MBR first.
Boot up with your XP install disc, when you get to the rescue prompt, have it drop you to a command line, then type

fixmbr

How do I do what you just said?

Thank you for all the posts and help.

10-23-2006

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antidrugue

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Sometimes XP will simply not want to install after you installed Linux : you need to fix the "MBR". Normally you would use XP cd to do that. But if that doesn't work for you, use a Live CD and "dd" to fix that.

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to get the XP install CD to work, need to boot into linux with a
linux rescue CD, then DON'T mount the hard drive, then zero out the
MBR like this:

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1

Then reboot with the XP install CD and install XP.

From here :
http://ilab.usc.edu/rjpeters/faq.html#anchor172

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10-24-2006	#7 (permalink)
littledrop Linux Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 117	To make it simpler for you. remove linux boot loader from MBR with this command create windows 98 boot floppy disk by downoading boot disk creator from bootdisk.com boot with 98 bootable floppy type fdisk /mbr or format c: should be able to wipe the boot loader I guess any windows installation will do on its own. Just boot with xp cd, delete linux partititions and then do the installation.

10-25-2006	#8 (permalink)
loveboatexpress Just Joined! Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4	Download this program MBRWork 1.07B from http://terabyteunlimited.com/utilities.html and then burn it to disk. Put in in the CD and turn off the computer and start it up again. Screw with the settings and you might be able to get it to work. I had a similiar problem when I was dual booting XP and Redhat. I deleted a partition and it messed everything up and because grub was disturbed, XP wouldnt load and then would go to a black screen. Give this a try. It can't hurt.

10-25-2006	#9 (permalink)
littledrop Linux Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 117	download gparted, boot with it and delete all the partitions and start from scratch. If you have money then get partition magic and make your life easy. Create rescue disk and delete the partitions.

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