uninstall ferdora 10

[Daruka]

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I am a total n00b on fedora 10 well the whole linux system,
I am trying to uninstall this and go back to windows xp pro
I am a total n00b on this subject I have had fedora for about 3 weeks now and without much help and reading i am not able to do a lot with this OS,

please help,

I've been advised the below
Here's your steps:

1) Backup any data/documents you need from fedora.

2) Obtain a Windows CD (XP, Vista Windows 7)

3) Boot from the Windows CD

4) Format entire drive

5) Follow on-screen prompts.

If you need more detail, ask away.

I have tried to boot from the Windows Xp disk, how ever when i hit any key to go into the windows installer this doesn't do anything, but when i place in the fedora os disk in this will boot up,

4) Format entire drive

I have tried this with the fedora cd to do an uninstall which works,
then i have placed the windows cd in and restart the machine and the install of windows doesn't work...

which stats something about a grub:...

Please help...

[Hal343]

Go into Fedora via live cd and format entire drive fat 32. The peoblem is that Windows "interoperability" doesn't exist and it can't recognize foreign file formats. XP will recognize fat32 and reformat for ntfs when it installs.

[Lakshmipathi]

I have tried this with the fedora cd to do an uninstall which works,
then i have placed the windows cd in and restart the machine and the install of windows doesn't work...

which stats something about a grub:...

What's your exact grub message ? Can you post it here?

I am a total n00b on this subject I have had fedora for about 3 weeks now and without much help and reading i am not able to do a lot with this OS

What's are all things you wish do Fedora ?If you list those options , we may help you to pick up correct Linux distro.And also I would suggest you to have a dual OS. First install Windows but leave 10GB free space for linux.Then install Linux ,now you have both windows and linux. You can easily switch between these OS.

[Daruka]

The Grub message stated something about no bootable information

I am unable to listen to MP3's,
I am also not able to view any video files on the internet, ( Flash doesn't want to be updated )
there is no where that I can get torrents that i am aware of... Lime wire and Azure don’t work,

[L4Linux]

The Grub message stated something about no bootable information

I am unable to listen to MP3's,
I am also not able to view any video files on the internet, ( Flash doesn't want to be updated )
there is no where that I can get torrents that i am aware of... Lime wire and Azure don’t work,

For completely new users, Ubuntu is an easier choice. With 5 clicks you will have codecs for everything as well as flash.
You just go here and click the link that says"Click here to install the ubuntu-restricted-extras package".
Or install VLC media player, which will play anything you can find.
Fedora is great but not for the completely beginner.

[oz]

I am a total n00b on fedora 10 well the whole linux system, I am trying to uninstall this and go back to windows xp pro

Welcome to the forums!

If you want to wipe the drive of all content and start from scratch, go to a terminal in Linux, su to root, and then issue the following command:

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

You'll need to replace /dev/sda with your actual device name such as /dev/hda.

Using the dd command above will write zeros to the entire drive giving you a totally fresh start, and your windows installation disk should then work properly again.

If needed, you can use the fdisk -l command to determine your device name:

fdisk -l

Let us know how it goes.

[Daruka]

You'll need to replace /dev/sda with your actual device name such as /dev/hda.

Using the dd command above will write zeros to the entire drive giving you a totally fresh start, and your windows installation disk should then work properly again.

If needed, you can use the fdisk -l command to determine your device name:

What is this code that you are talking about as i have stated that I am a total n00b at this can you help a little better?

[oz]

What is this code that you are talking about as i have stated that I am a total n00b at this can you help a little better?

The code given above containing the dd command will write zeros to the hard drive making it as if you just installed a new drive. If you want to know more about using the dd command, run man dd at the command line to see the options available to you.

The fdisk command given above will give you a list of your current devices and any partitions and types that they contain. You can run man fdisk at the command line for more on using fdisk.

The /dev part mentioned above is the hardware device. You'll need to enter the correct device in the command in order to wipe the drive.

You can reach the command line by running the terminal application, or konsole. Look for it in your applications menu, or an icon for it on one of the panels. You can gain root permissions by using the su (switch user) command on the command line. Some commands require root permissions to execute them.

[Daruka]

how do i get into doing to fdisk command, I know that I can push F8 with windows to get into a command prop, is there something simmular with fedora?

[Hal343]

The last paragraph of Ozars post tells how to do it.