Does the system still have Windows installed on it? When you boot it up, you should be presented with a boot menu, is Windows an option?

If Windows is still installed then you can change the boot priority to make it the default, then wipe the Linux partition and expand the Windows partition to fill the whole disk.

If Windows is not installed, then just back up what you want to save and install Windows, it'll wipe the disk in the process.

You should be able to tell if Windows is still installed by running "sudo fdisk -l" on the command line. That's a lowercase L, not a number one or a capital i.

So, you want to install Windows XP on the laptop?

I'd advise against it, if only because Microsoft is stopping their security updates very soon.

Anyhow,

Get a Windows XP CD and boot from it (you may have to change your system's boot order) and follow the prompts given to you by the installer.

Very important, be sure to back up your data; this process will delete everything.

You will likely need to install drivers for Windows.

No, when I turn on the computer it goes to the Acer loading screen for about 1.5 seconds allowing that limited time to push F2 for setup but when I do it asks for a password but anything i put for a password is not accepted only rejected and it says system halt.

I tried the Sudo thing but every time I try any Sudo command it ask for a password and as I try to put it in, it leaves every space blank as if i never pushed anything then a "sorry Try again" message appears

The only problem with that Shane is that the Aspire One's never came with a CD drive or anything they were to small for any of it

So ask your brother for the BIOS password.

Linux doesn't echo out the characters you type for passwords. Just type the password and hit enter like normal.

---------- Post added 06-21-13 at 02:27 PM ----------

Then buy/borrow a USB CD drive.

I tried it again and this is what it gave me

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000c9fd7

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 19328 155250688 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 19329 19458 1037313 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 19329 19458 1037312 82 Linux swap / Solaris

---------- Post added 06-21-13 at 03:32 PM ----------

I also apologize for any errors with my post this is my first time using a Forum

Looks like Windows was completely overwritten. In that case just back up what you want, and then use a USB CD drive and the Windows install disk to re-install Windows. It'll format the drive and wipe Linux in the process.

Oh ok, Then I will do that thank you shane and suicidealeggroll, this helped me understand my problem a lot better and, for suggesting the USB CD DRIVE.

Happy to help. Let us know if you encounter any more problems.