Guest pakp Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 I am trying to format my 1.2g drive which was loaded with Linux 5.X now that I tried to format after deleating all partitions with fdisk & XP utilites and started install it Linux still boots. Then I tried to partition 1.2g with fdisk and also with XP utilites and still Linux boots. How do I get rid of Linux so I can install XP
Guest John John (MVP) Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 Re: Remove Linux to use Win XP Certainly your drive must be bigger than 1.2GB? There is no need to fiddle about with antiquated MS-DOS utilities like fdisk to partition your drive when you install Windows XP, you can do all your partitioning work when you boot with the Windows XP cd. To dislodge the Linux loader boot to the Recovery Console and use the FIXMBR command. John pakp wrote: > I am trying to format my 1.2g drive which was loaded with Linux 5.X > now > that I tried to format after deleating all partitions with fdisk & XP > utilites and started install it Linux still boots. Then I tried to > partition 1.2g with fdisk and also with XP utilites and still Linux > boots. > > How do I get rid of Linux so I can install XP
Guest Carey Frisch [MVP] Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 Re: Remove Linux to use Win XP You might as well purchase a new hard drive as your current 1.2GB hard drive is way too small to install Windows XP. System requirements for Windows XP operating systems http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865 -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience - Windows Vista Enthusiast --------------------------------------------------------------- "pakp" <pakypaska@yahoo.se> wrote in message news:5b1e1cda-50c5-42cf-a300-28608183b761@w7g2000hsa.googlegroups.com... I am trying to format my 1.2g drive which was loaded with Linux 5.X now that I tried to format after deleating all partitions with fdisk & XP utilites and started install it Linux still boots. Then I tried to partition 1.2g with fdisk and also with XP utilites and still Linux boots. How do I get rid of Linux so I can install XP
Guest michael Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Remove Linux to use Win XP pakp wrote: > I am trying to format my 1.2g drive which was loaded with Linux 5.X > now > that I tried to format after deleating all partitions with fdisk & XP > utilites and started install it Linux still boots. Then I tried to > partition 1.2g with fdisk and also with XP utilites and still Linux > boots. > > How do I get rid of Linux so I can install XP Linux version is up to 2.6.26 now, how 5.X?
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