Uninstalling Ubuntu

[Steve325]

It won't even let me load up the Windows CD (the CD works fine) to format the drive. What can I do?

 

[Nothinman]

If you can't boot from the Windows CD then that's a BIOS or hardware issue. Once you get into the recovery console all you should need to do is run 'fixboot' and 'fixmbr'.

 

[djnsmith7]

I had this same exact problem with Ubuntu...Wouldn't let me back into Windows...Tried everything...After several attempts, Ubuntu failed to load...Now all I get are syntax errors & invalid login attempts...

I'm done with Ubuntu...Never had these kinds of issues with RH7 or 9...

 

[Nothinman]

I'm done with Ubuntu...Never had these kinds of issues with RH7 or 9...

To compare RH7 or 9 to Ubuntu is laughable...

 

[wiin]

In Xp, Right click My Computer, select Manage, select Disk Danagement in Computer Management window, right click the Ubuntu partition and select Delete Partition

Originally posted by: Steve325
It won't even let me load up the Windows CD (the CD works fine) to format the drive. What can I do?

 

[Nothinman]

In Xp, Right click My Computer, select Manage, select Disk Danagement in Computer Management window, right click the Ubuntu partition and select Delete Partition

Which will render your machine unbootable if you're using GRUB.

 

[htne]

Originally posted by: Nothinman

In Xp, Right click My Computer, select Manage, select Disk Danagement in Computer Management window, right click the Ubuntu partition and select Delete Partition

Which will render your machine unbootable if you're using GRUB.

Technically, yes, you will not be able to boot from that hard drive. Going back to what the original poster said, he isn't able to boot XP at the present time, so this question becomes moot.

The CORRECT answer (or perhaps I should say ONE of the correct answers) is to boot MS-DOS from a floppy or CD, and run

FDISK /MBR

This will replace the MBR (Master Boot Record) installed by Grub or Lilo with a Microsoft MBR, which should start XP booting. This is assuming that XP is installed correctly in the first primary partition of the hard drive.

 

[QuixoticOne]

I'd just download / get a bootable utility CD such as SYSRESCD system rescue cd
(on sourceforge, exact spelling may differ), or a LIVE CD version of something like
ubuntu, gentoo, debian, whatever, as long as it has disk management tools included.

Boot from that CD, use the disk management tools like qtparted, gparted, etc. to delete
the UBUNTU partition and also extend the XP partition to the full size of the disc
(assuming that's desirable for you), and make the XP partition ACTIVE / bootable,
and install a new boot-loader.

It should work just fine after that assuming XP itself is installed correctly and
functionally in the first place.

You'll not be able to do that kind of thing with Microsoft tools / DOS / etc., though
Partition Magic or something might be another option that might do.

here's the one I usually use:
http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page


..for some reason I think there was an older version that worked slightly better
than one of the newer ones for me, but I forget why, so try the latest one and
maybe the 1-2 year old one too if you notice any feature discrepancies.

 

[tatteredpotato]

I have a similar situation here.

My buddy had XP installed. Later he installed Vista on another partition and left XP there. Now he installed Ubuntu and removed the XP partition to hold Vista. Now it seems that I can't get the Vista to boot.... most likely because the MBR was on the former XP partition? Is this the same solution, just put in the Vista DVD to boot to a recovery console to run fixboot/fixmbr?