Starting it over

[Guest Aaron]

I recently decided to reformat my os and start from scratch. I own an Acer

Travelmate 2420 and run Windows XP on it. I created the startup CDs and have

done this once before. Since I had all my important files backed up I

decided to check out Ubuntu since I've heard wonderful things about it. I

installed it and tried it out. It was nice except I'm not that

technilogically advanced to fully understand and use it. So I decided to go

back to XP. However after putting my startup CDs in Windows XP will not

load. It appears that I have loaded part of Windows XP and still have the

Ubuntu OS on there as well. The only thing that is running correctly is

Ubuntu. I am a confused person who just wants his Windows XP working again.

Can anyone help?

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Starting it over

 

Did you delete the partition and create a new one?

 

"Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I recently decided to reformat my os and start from scratch. I own an Acer

> Travelmate 2420 and run Windows XP on it. I created the startup CDs and

> have

> done this once before. Since I had all my important files backed up I

> decided to check out Ubuntu since I've heard wonderful things about it. I

> installed it and tried it out. It was nice except I'm not that

> technilogically advanced to fully understand and use it. So I decided to

> go

> back to XP. However after putting my startup CDs in Windows XP will not

> load. It appears that I have loaded part of Windows XP and still have the

> Ubuntu OS on there as well. The only thing that is running correctly is

> Ubuntu. I am a confused person who just wants his Windows XP working

> again.

> Can anyone help?

[Guest philo]

Re: Starting it over

 

 

"Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> I recently decided to reformat my os and start from scratch. I own an

Acer

> Travelmate 2420 and run Windows XP on it. I created the startup CDs and

have

> done this once before. Since I had all my important files backed up I

> decided to check out Ubuntu since I've heard wonderful things about it. I

> installed it and tried it out. It was nice except I'm not that

> technilogically advanced to fully understand and use it. So I decided to

go

> back to XP. However after putting my startup CDs in Windows XP will not

> load. It appears that I have loaded part of Windows XP and still have the

> Ubuntu OS on there as well. The only thing that is running correctly is

> Ubuntu. I am a confused person who just wants his Windows XP working

again.

> Can anyone help?

 

 

Just set your bios to boot from the cd

then delete the Linux partitions and start over

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Starting it over

 

The date and time was 3/4/2008 1:55 PM, and on a whim, Aaron pounded out

on the keyboard:

> I recently decided to reformat my os and start from scratch. I own an Acer

> Travelmate 2420 and run Windows XP on it. I created the startup CDs and have

> done this once before. Since I had all my important files backed up I

> decided to check out Ubuntu since I've heard wonderful things about it. I

> installed it and tried it out. It was nice except I'm not that

> technilogically advanced to fully understand and use it. So I decided to go

> back to XP. However after putting my startup CDs in Windows XP will not

> load. It appears that I have loaded part of Windows XP and still have the

> Ubuntu OS on there as well. The only thing that is running correctly is

> Ubuntu. I am a confused person who just wants his Windows XP working again.

> Can anyone help?

 

Ubuntu probably used the whole disk for the file system. Resize the

partition:

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/separatehome

 

so XP has room to create one of its own.

 

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[Guest Aaron]

Re: Starting it over

 

I think it did. I went to that link however couldn't figure out how to

resize the partition so that I can reformat everything.

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Starting it over

 

Can you simply delete the partition?

 

"Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I think it did. I went to that link however couldn't figure out how to

> resize the partition so that I can reformat everything.

[Guest Aaron]

Re: Starting it over

 

I'm trying to find out how to delete the ubuntu partition and reinstall

windows xp. I'm sure you can delete the partition I just don't know how to.

[Guest Aaron]

Re: Starting it over

 

so if anyone can lead me to a thread, post, link, or simply explain how to

delete the ubuntu partition that would be most helpful. I'm sorry that I'm

double posting I'm just in a hurry to get my laptop functioning again.

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Starting it over

 

The date and time was 3/4/2008 3:17 PM, and on a whim, Aaron pounded out

on the keyboard:

> I think it did. I went to that link however couldn't figure out how to

> resize the partition so that I can reformat everything.

 

It should be under the section Resize/Move. But if you want to remove

Ubuntu altogether and only have XP, you should be able to boot with the

XP CD and delete the Linux partition, and then create a new partition

for XP. If not, there are alternatives:

http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/index.htm

 

I believe Bootit NG has a free 30 day trial, so you can create a CD of

it (maybe on another machine) and then remove the Linux partition.

 

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[Guest Gord Dibben]

Re: Starting it over

 

You being in a hurry means it's OK to double-post and waste others's time?

 

Don't bother apologizing.

 

If you were sorry you wouldn't double-post because you obviously know it is

frowned upon.

 

By double-posting you are like a little kid waving his arms and yelling "pick

me, pick me 'cause I'm more important than the others"

 

 

Gord

 

On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:01:00 -0800, Aaron <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote:

>so if anyone can lead me to a thread, post, link, or simply explain how to

>delete the ubuntu partition that would be most helpful. I'm sorry that I'm

>double posting I'm just in a hurry to get my laptop functioning again.

[Guest Aaron]

Re: Starting it over

 

It's funny that I got a quicker response to double posting than for my

computer problem. Thanks for the tsking Gord.

 

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

> You being in a hurry means it's OK to double-post and waste others's time?

>

> Don't bother apologizing.

>

> If you were sorry you wouldn't double-post because you obviously know it is

> frowned upon.

>

> By double-posting you are like a little kid waving his arms and yelling "pick

> me, pick me 'cause I'm more important than the others"

>

>

> Gord

>

> On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:01:00 -0800, Aaron <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote:

>

> >so if anyone can lead me to a thread, post, link, or simply explain how to

> >delete the ubuntu partition that would be most helpful. I'm sorry that I'm

> >double posting I'm just in a hurry to get my laptop functioning again.

>

>

[Guest Aaron]

Re: Starting it over

 

Thank you Terry, you've been a huge help.

 

"Terry R." wrote:

> The date and time was 3/4/2008 3:17 PM, and on a whim, Aaron pounded out

> on the keyboard:

>

> > I think it did. I went to that link however couldn't figure out how to

> > resize the partition so that I can reformat everything.

>

> It should be under the section Resize/Move. But if you want to remove

> Ubuntu altogether and only have XP, you should be able to boot with the

> XP CD and delete the Linux partition, and then create a new partition

> for XP. If not, there are alternatives:

> http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/index.htm

>

> I believe Bootit NG has a free 30 day trial, so you can create a CD of

> it (maybe on another machine) and then remove the Linux partition.

>

> --

> Terry R.

>

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[Guest Telstar]

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Gord is a crass idiot.

 

"Gord Dibben" <gorddibbATshawDOTca> wrote in message

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> You being in a hurry means it's OK to double-post and waste others's time?

>

> Don't bother apologizing.

>

> If you were sorry you wouldn't double-post because you obviously know it

> is

> frowned upon.

>

> By double-posting you are like a little kid waving his arms and yelling

> "pick

> me, pick me 'cause I'm more important than the others"

>

>

> Gord

>

> On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 17:01:00 -0800, Aaron <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote:

>

>>so if anyone can lead me to a thread, post, link, or simply explain how to

>>delete the ubuntu partition that would be most helpful. I'm sorry that

>>I'm

>>double posting I'm just in a hurry to get my laptop functioning again.

>

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Starting it over

 

"Aaron" wrote in message

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> I recently decided to reformat my os and start from scratch. I own

> an Acer

> Travelmate 2420 and run Windows XP on it. I created the startup CDs

> and have

> done this once before. Since I had all my important files backed

> up I

> decided to check out Ubuntu since I've heard wonderful things about

> it. I

> installed it and tried it out. It was nice except I'm not that

> technilogically advanced to fully understand and use it. So I

> decided to go

> back to XP. However after putting my startup CDs in Windows XP will

> not

> load. It appears that I have loaded part of Windows XP and still

> have the

> Ubuntu OS on there as well. The only thing that is running

> correctly is

> Ubuntu. I am a confused person who just wants his Windows XP

> working again.

> Can anyone help?

 

 

Go into your BIOS to make sure the boot drive order is: floppy, CD,

hard disk.

 

Go to http://www.bootdisk.com to get an image to lay onto a floppy to make a

bootable DOS diskette. Boot using the floppy. Run 'fdisk /mbr' to

get rid of the boot manager (GRUB) that might've been installed by

Ubuntu. Remove floppy. You will need another host to do all this.

There are also some .iso images to create bootable CDs that have

similar utilities but, again, you will need another host to do all

this. Whether you use a bootable floppy or CD depends on whether or

not you have a floppy drive.

 

Boot using the install, restore, or recovery CD for Windows. Delete

all partitions and then create one. Then have the setup program

format that partition and continue the install.

[Guest Terry R.]

Re: Starting it over

 

The date and time was 3/4/2008 5:35 PM, and on a whim, Aaron pounded out

on the keyboard:

> Thank you Terry, you've been a huge help.

>

> "Terry R." wrote:

>

>> The date and time was 3/4/2008 3:17 PM, and on a whim, Aaron pounded out

>> on the keyboard:

>>

>>> I think it did. I went to that link however couldn't figure out how to

>>> resize the partition so that I can reformat everything.

>> It should be under the section Resize/Move. But if you want to remove

>> Ubuntu altogether and only have XP, you should be able to boot with the

>> XP CD and delete the Linux partition, and then create a new partition

>> for XP. If not, there are alternatives:

>> http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/index.htm

>>

>> I believe Bootit NG has a free 30 day trial, so you can create a CD of

>> it (maybe on another machine) and then remove the Linux partition.

>>

 

You're welcome Aaron.

 

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