Deleting Linux

[Mocht4R]

I have two operating systems, but one i dont need, Linux. How should i delete Linux? Through windows, or through linux itself?

[CptMurphy]

Well, you can't really delete linux through itself. And through windows you can't see the partition/drive that linux is on. So you have to either use a third party program like Partition Magic, or a boot disk with a format utility. You could use Killdisk. They have a free version of their program. However, know this, after you delete the linux partition you wont be able to boot into your windows partition because the boot loader would have become obsolete. Do this, insert either your win2k or winxp cd into your drive, reboot and press enter when the "Press any key to begin setup" or whatever it says. Upon the first screen press r. This'll start the recovery console. Select your main partition and, if need be, type in your admin password. You don't need to do this if you're using a win2k disc on a winxp install. Anyways. Type in fixmbr and press enter. Type Y to confirm that that is the main partition and it is the one that has your master boot record and press enter again. For good meassure, although you don't really have to, type in fixboot. Again type Y and enter. Bam, your PC is back to normal.

[LLXX]

...and make use of the now-empty space left by the deleted Linux partition. Either expand your primary partition to fill that space or create another FAT32/NTFS partition there.

[Innocent Devil]

No problem just open Control panel>Admin tools> Computer management

Select Disk management

Delete the Unknown Partitions listed there

create a new partition frm the free space got by deletion

format it and use :-)

No problem just open Control panel>Admin tools> Computer management

Select Disk management

Delete the Unknown Partitions listed there

create a new partition frm the free space got by deletion

format it and use :-)

[EchoNoise]

No problem just open Control panel>Admin tools> Computer management

Select Disk management

Delete the Unknown Partitions listed there

create a new partition frm the free space got by deletion

format it and use :-)

No problem just open Control panel>Admin tools> Computer management

Select Disk management

Delete the Unknown Partitions listed there

create a new partition frm the free space got by deletion

format it and use :-)

LOL.. too bad if you have GRUB or LILO as your MBR

[Innocent Devil]

Oops i 4got

Insert u r xp cd , boot with it

select recovery console (by pressing R)

type "fixmbr"

press y

Done

MBR willbe rewritten without any prblms (coz i havnt yet got none)

reboot

Again !!

m3n70r has already posted this

:-( :-/

Edited February 2, 2006 by Innocent Devil