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Thread ID: 71031	2006-07-24 10:31:00	Easy way to remove Linux?	technicianxp (6463)	Press F1

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473144	2006-07-24 10:31:00	Hey there everyone After some big trouble with Ubuntu 5.10 and my sound hardware (Nvidia nForce integrated) I have now decided to give Ubuntu 6.06 a chance on my home PC's spare 40GB HDD (who cares if it has a few bad sectors?). However, before doing this I really want to know, in the case that Ubuntu screws up again, or I need my second disk back is there an easy way to remove Ubuntu? I have tried out the Live CD and although it works fine I'm bound to encounter some sort of trouble with a full installation. I know how to erase the OS, it's the MBR I'm worried about, where GRUB stops responding after its config files (existing on the Linux partition) disappear. The last time I ended up having to reinstall WinXP (a task which takes me eons to completely recover from). Even fixmbr in WinXP recovery mode didn't completely fix it. Any suggestions (before I make the move)?	technicianxp (6463)
473145	2006-07-24 11:07:00	Not exactly sure I understand what you are asking but I "think" you are dual booting XP with linux and want to revert back to XP only? In which case Boot off XP CD, hit "repair" and go to recovery consol prompt. Type "fixboot" Type "fixmbr" reboot, format whatever partition with Linux.	Battleneter (60)
473146	2006-07-24 20:47:00	Some LInux distros have an unistall option on their setup disk. Under extra options I think. It should restore things back to the way they were. My 2cents	phar (7365)
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