Uninstall
I have a hard disk that I would like to completely remove UBUNTU from. There is no other OS on it. UBUNTU is on all of the HD no unused partitions that I can see or other windows system here at all. I would like to completely remove UBUNTU and remove GRUB also. and be able to use this HDD for a windows system. Most of the threads I have read here in the forum relate to removing ubuntu from a dual OS HDD . There is talk of using partition magic or other utility to remove or change the partitions,but most of them are about a dual OS system, whereas I have an HDD with only ubuntu on it. Does UBUNTU have an uninstall program that I can download? Does partition magic remove the Ubuntu OS? Grub?
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If you are going to install Windows then the Windows installer can do all of the work for you. The Windows installer will allow you to delete the current partitions, create new partitions, and install Windows. You don't have to do anything before running the Windows installer.
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Just boot from the windows cd, windows will repartition the drive, and remove grub, and install its own bootmanager. Another option is to boot from a linux live cd with gparted, and remove all partitions. Here is an article from microsoft. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314458 Kind regards |
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You may need to enter the BIOS to set the "boot from CD" option to have priority over "boot from hard drive." During the BIOS check, most computers display something like "Press something-or-other for Setup." Press that before the BIOS check is over and you'll get into the BIOS settings.
My Dells display an option during the BIOS check to "select boot device." |
Simplest solution: Boot into the Ubuntu, start a terminal (should be in the menu under Accessories or similar) and type
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sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1M count=1 Code:
sudo fdisk -l If you have done that, reboot and install Windows. |
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