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Ok, I've been trying to uninstall Ubuntu, and yes I have searched around. Sadly, I deleted (because of unclear directions I found somewhere) all but one partition. This is the ...
- 06-27-2009 #1Just Joined!
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[SOLVED] Trying To Uninstall Ubuntu
Ok, I've been trying to uninstall Ubuntu, and yes I have searched around. Sadly, I deleted (because of unclear directions I found somewhere) all but one partition. This is the Windows partition that I had. (sda1). Anyways, I still think that the Windows partition would work, yet grub is being an a-hole to me. (Spitting out errors, such as 17, 22, 25 and so forth.) Any help? Thanks.
Note: I did delete all other partitions, so this means Ubuntu is not on my drive. (Though I can simply boot from the disk. :P)
Edit 2: Basically, I just want to remove grub and have XP and Win7 side-by-side. (Eager to test 7.)
- 06-28-2009 #2Linux Guru
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Windows 7 is okay, it's basically a slightly better Vista....
But, if you have your XP disc, just restore your XP boot loader using it.
Or...install Windows 7 from DVD and it should install the windows boot loader no problem so you that you can access your XP partitionBodhi 1.3 & Bodhi 1.4 using E17
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Yes, but I'd like to be able to use XP on the system right now, and the Windows 7 iso is on there, so... :P
I have a manufacturers XP cd.
- 06-28-2009 #4Linux Guru
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again, just throw in the XP disc and restore the windows boot loader
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Is there some sort of option for it?
- 06-28-2009 #6forum.guy
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Welcome to the forums... boot with the Windows XP installation CD and from the Recovery Console enter the following command:
Code:fixmbr
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Alright. I'll do that. Thanks.
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Uh, its starts the recovery disk automatically, and goes straight to the recovery console.... I'm guessing thats not good? As in, its starts reinstalling everything.
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Yeah I have the GRUB error 2d...
- 06-28-2009 #10forum.guy
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You can check this Microsoft HowTo for using the Recovery Console:
Description of the Windows XP Recovery Console for advanced users
Option 2 is the part you want to follow.oz
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