How to remove grub + linux partition from drive? No longer needed.
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How to remove grub + linux partition from drive? No longer needed.
I would like to know how to remove my linux partition, remove my bootloader (grub) and reclaim the disk space in WindowsXP.
At first the challenge of using a different OS seemed great, and so I set about dual booting, using Redhat9. I learned how to customise it, make it look etc the way I wanted, but unfortunately, after a while I came to a simple conclusion... it just isn't functional. Hey, it seems cool, and looks nice, but just isn't being used. I find myself time and time again booting into XP, because all the stuff I wanna do is in Windows. This does make me sad, as I never wanted to give up on Linux, but I just don't see the need for it. I don't wanna bring up any flame wars or anything, just wanting to share the way I feel.
So if anyone could help me with a quick step by step on how to remove it from my disk, I would greatly appreciate it.
Oh, forgot to mention I don't have a floppy drive.
Should I just reinstall XP, I know this overwrites your Mbr. Is there any other way I can do this? I don't want to really lose data, I got about 20 hours worth of Enter The Matrix saved!
so you have XP install cdrom.well,boot from it to Rescue mode by pressing R(or F5,i think) button.from there,try 'fixmbr <device_name>'.
device_name:The device (drive) on which you want to write a new master boot record. The name can be obtained from the output of the map command. An example of a device name is:
\Device\HardDisk0.
Last edited by arunshivanandan; 09-13-2003 at 08:15 AM.
I had a problem with grub too after i removed my linux so i wrote a tutorial on really how to get it off completely so it doesnt load at all! http://rapidshare.com/files/16202562...Guide.txt.html of cource i suppose you have your windoze installation disk
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