How to uninstall linux SUSE 10 w/out bootdisc?

[Woozerr]

So I've just got my laptop recently and now I'm at college. It came with the linux and my Sister installed it in... >.<
And so I took the laptop to school with me, and not the bootdisc (very stupid of me, since I'm a total newbie with Linux).
Seemingly, I am totally clueless of what is going on in Linux. Would someone please tell me if there is a way I can uninstall Linux and Install windows XP pro with out the linux bootdisc???

Thanks in advance...

[oz]

Welcome to the forums!

All you need to do is remove GRUB (bootloader) from the MBR, and then delete the Linux partitions. You can use Suse to do that if you wish.

Boot into Suse, open a terminal, su to root (switch to root user), then enter 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

[oz]

Oh, and if by chance you don't know the root user password, you can either reset it, or download and use the PartedMagic LiveCD to do the same commands.

You won't need to switch to root user if you use a live CD.

[Woozerr]

So after I use the command
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1

I just shutdown the computer and boot it up with the xp disc right??


Thank you very much.

[oz]

Yes, it should give a short message about records in and records out, then you shutdown, and you are ready to install WinXP.

Note that if you happen to have a SATA drive, you'll need the drivers for it because they don't come on the WinXP CD.

[Woozerr]

Okay. I did what you said and I tried to boot the XP CD...and it said that "no hard drive was found" does that mean I have the SATA drive??

this is what it says on my laptops spec on the order sheet.

GEO label US,wlan qty
6 cell li-ion battery qty
keyboard us english
pc card slot&exp. card slot
pack. us 15'4
MT 6465 sys label
CPK north America
56k v.92 designed modem qty
15'4 WXGA TFT
no UWB antenna
St LCD cover/bezel
IntelPRO/WL3954abgUSCNLAAP
Int.WLAN Anteena 15'4
Cl.Plate T61 Wlan QTY
FCC, Label
NewIntelLab_DualCore/CeDuo
CD-RW/DVD-R24x24x8xUb-S
100GB HDD, 7200rpm
UN(TrackPoint&touchPad)
1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz
Intel GMAx3100 GM 965
Intel Core2Duo Proc.T8100
SUSE Lin.Ent.Dsk10USEng
SUSE Linux Ent Svr ver 10
Mech Misc Parts for LInux
Lang. Pack US English



So ...What can I do now?

[oz]

Don't know if you have a SATA drive, but look in the BIOS for an option to disable SATA, then reboot and try to install WinXP again.

[Woozerr]

Bios....is that when you hit EXP or DEL when you first start up the computer?
Because right now the laptop is a brand new start like how you instructed me how to uninstall Linux...

[oz]

Bios....is that when you hit EXP or DEL when you first start up the computer?

Yes, it is.

[Woozerr]

Okay. it's working now. It's allowing the XP disc to boot up now. It's in the process of booting up. And I'll come back if theres anymore problems.

Thank you very much Ozar =)