Dual Boot and Uninstall

[ahaziah77]

Ok, so how do I install for dual boot mode, what exactly does that mean ( can I boot in either windows or linux then?), how do I do it, and How hard is it to unistall if i would like later on?

Thanks,
Aaron

[ahaziah77]

oh, and can I do that right now without affecting any of my windows operating system or any files on my computer now

[oz]

Ok, so how do I install for dual boot mode, what exactly does that mean ( can I boot in either windows or linux then?), how do I do it, and How hard is it to unistall if i would like later on?

Thanks,
Aaron

The Ubuntu installer will give you the option of setting up a dual boot system during the installation process. At boot time, you'll be given a boot menu and you will choose whether to boot Windows or Linux. To remove the dual boot option, you can delete your Linux partitions, and then restore the Windows bootloader to your machine.

[ahaziah77]

How do I restore that windows boot loader?

[oz]

How do I restore that windows boot loader?

You can use your Windows installation disk to do that. Microsoft has instructions on their site for each of the different versions of Windows.

[MikeTbob]

There are quiet a few ways to do that, using Linux or the Windows CD/DVD.
restore windows bootloader - Google Search

[ahaziah77]

oh, so if I dont have an install cd I need to back my system up to do that? or do u haveto have the actual install cd

[oz]

oh, so if I dont have an install cd I need to back my system up to do that? or do u haveto have the actual install cd

...or you can use one of the alternative methods of restoring it found in the link provided above by MikeTbob.

[MikeTbob]

...or you can use one of the alternative methods of restoring it found in the link provided above by MikeTbob.

Exactly, I was just trying to show you that you can do it with or without the install CD and with or without Linux. But you should probably do a backup just in case, especially since you don't appear to have a Windows CD.