Linux removal

[oysterboy]

Hello, can anybody advise me how I can uninstall Linux from my mates laptop without the boot disc? I have checked the MS KB but they say you need the disc and delete the partitions...if I haven't got the disc does anyone know how I can do it manually?

Is it possible to install XP Pro over the top?!?!?!

 

[matja]

The XP installer will allow you to delete the partition(s) and overwrite the MBR (it does that whether you want to or not, annoyingly)

 

[Freakish_05]

Whenever I've come to overwrite linux with windows (every time i've tried to migrate tbh ) It says that the partition table is fooked.

If you google 'gparted' it will come up with a very powerful utility. Boot from the disk you will create and delete every partition you can find. Then create an NTFS one and you're good to go

HTH

 

[oysterboy]

Still having problems I'm afraid - I got it to boot from the XP CD (the CD drive is external though) but nothing happens. I have tried altering the boot settings in the bios so that it boots from the internal drive but it comes up saying booting from CD and all I have is the flashing cursor and a black screen!!!

Anyone jhave any more ideas?!?!?

 

[Dj_Jestar]

you don't "remove" it, you just kill the partitions; then reinstall the windows bootloader onto the MBR.

Or leave grub/lilo on and just remove the entry for linux.