Help Mail- for windows xp load to redhat linux 5 laptop

devander kumar · 11-12-2011, 09:53 AM

I have load redhat linux 5 on my laptop. i want to load window xp on my laptop but i can't loaded. when i am booting - bootable window xp - then boot - its does not shows the hard disk. its shows problem. please help me how to load windows xp on my laptop . also i am tring removing the redhat linux but not get success. please help me.

John VV · 11-12-2011, 04:09 PM

Microsoft dose not recognize NON microsoft partition formats

That is the reason xp dose not see the drive - it is using a NON microsoft format
windows not support it.

so unless you reformat some ( about half) and format that to a Microsoft patented format ( NTFS) you can not load xp on to the laptop

devander kumar · 11-12-2011, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

Microsoft dose not recognize NON microsoft partition formats

That is the reason xp dose not see the drive - it is using a NON microsoft format
windows not support it.

so unless you reformat some ( about half) and format that to a Microsoft patented format ( NTFS) you can not load xp on to the laptop

Thanks
Please tell me how to reformat and how to remove redhat linux 5 on my laptop. please guide to me,

John VV · 11-13-2011, 01:47 PM

how did you reformat it in the first place ?

pop in "Gparted" or "Parted magick"
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
http://partedmagic.com/doku.php
-- for a windows ONLY reinstall
and format the drive to ntfs
install the old ( and soon "end of life" )XP sp3

but i would buy a copy of win7 and use that