Bye Bye Linux

**surferkid993** · 10-23-2006

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.

**bryansmith** · 10-23-2006

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

**littledrop** · 10-23-2006

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

windowsreinstall.com should help.

**budman7** · 10-23-2006

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

**surferkid993** · 10-23-2006

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.

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.

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.

**antidrugue** · 10-23-2006

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.

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

**littledrop** · 10-24-2006

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.

**loveboatexpress** · 10-25-2006

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.

**littledrop** · 10-25-2006

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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