how to remove linux and install new XP

[kamranhameed]

The scenerio is that

i have Windows XP and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 on my laptop.

I want to install new XP in my PC coz old XP is not working fine.

What i did was that i inserted a new XP CD and booted from it but the System didnt booted from it and presented me the normal menu as

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

Windows


I read some where on the internet to go in the linux, use fdisk to delete all the partitions of linux and then reboot. i tried it BUT it didnt gave me any thing except for a Grub Shell.

What i did was i inserted the CD of SuSE and installed it again!! since i am not a trouble shooting master!!!

Now in another community , i read a POST, i-e a [HOW TO] to unistall linux

and i tried it too (and followed all steps) but didnt worked for me ,,... it gave me some grub error, i inserted XP cd (to try fixboot, and fixmbr) but it didnt gave me the rescue console.

Again
What i did was i inserted the CD of SuSE and installed it again!!

Now i am still at the same state, i want to remove Linux and install new XP then install new Linux???


Can any one tell

Regards!

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

To wipe your drive of all content, go to a terminal in Suse, su to root, and 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.

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

fdisk -l

If for some reason this doesn't work, download the PartedMagic LiveCD, boot with it (root permissions not needed), and run the same command.

Your XP install disk should work fine after doing this.

Let us know how it goes.

[jmstern]

There was only a moment's hesitation before I waved goodbye to the Vista partition on my laptop. I have installed Suse - but don't care for the look on the screen, since i can not seem to make the resolution higher. I thought about ordering the Vista install CD from Compaq, but have come to my senses. Currently burning a copy of Ubuntu... good luck. ever consider not installing MS?

[shadowmoose]

If you want to get rid of linux and install XP all you have to do is enter the BIOS of your computer by hitting the f2 key, or the Del key or what ever it happens to be on your system and go over to boot and set the boot priority to boot from the cd rom first.

Then reboot the system with the XP disk in the cd-rom and when you get to the partitioning part just delete all of them then format with NTFS file system. Install XP and there you go.

[jmstern]

The story is a saga - but i was able to shrink the Winders partition and install Linux - my mistake was allowing Linux to install its boot manager. When Windows was selected from the Suse boot manager, the Windows boot manager appeared. Select Windows from there, and the machine went to lunch.

I have since installed Mandriva- Windows is GONE, and all is well. - with some spotty issues.