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Hello. I've tried ubuntu, and could never get my sound working with that, so I tried fedora and had the exact same problem there. After a few days of trying ...
  1. 10-31-2010 #1
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    [SOLVED] Removing linux and installing XP

    Hello. I've tried ubuntu, and could never get my sound working with that, so I tried fedora and had the exact same problem there. After a few days of trying to figure it out I decided to give up because it was really getting ridiculous, and I just want to go back to windows where things simply work.

    Now the problem is that when I boot from the windows XP install disc, it doesnt recognise anything on my harddrive and just gives me the blue screen when I press any key (after showing me the list of partitions on my harddrive, all of which are <UNKNOWN>). I'm not sure what the problem is but it must be something to do with the fact that I have linux installed, so is there any way I can completely remove Fedora and just start fresh with XP?

    The only 2 options that the XP install disc gives me are 1) Install windows XP (I get blue screen), or 2) Recover windows XP installation (I dont have xp installed anyway).

    Likewise, booting from my Fedora install disc only gives me the options of installing or rescuing Fedora, but not the option of removing it.

    Can anyone help me please?
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    Boot in linux.

    Go to CLI.

    execute as root:

    # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=512

    This will wipe your HD clean and you can make an xp install w/o any problems, hopefully.

    EDIT: BTW, this process will be taking some time, fyi.
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    Hello and welcome!

    The command given above by nujinini should clear up this issue for you. Note that if you are running Ubuntu, you might need to add sudo to the command to get it to work:

    Code:
    sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1
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  4. 11-01-2010 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by nujinini View Post
    Boot in linux.

    Go to CLI.

    execute as root:

    # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=512

    This will wipe your HD clean and you can make an xp install w/o any problems, hopefully.

    EDIT: BTW, this process will be taking some time, fyi.
    Thanks very much! I am now running windows XP, but it turns out it was a problem with my sound card, so I am going to install linux and dual boot anyway and give it another chance. Happy ending for everyone
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