removing ubuntu from dual boot dell

irish13 · 07-25-2008, 07:43 AM

l have vista and ubuntu on my laptop,,,,i want to remove ubuntu from computer
l have a dell and the problem is on start up it gives me choices to pick which one to use i dont want to have to icant figure out how to remove it.
in fact i cant even get on it so i have shut down if it starts.
can anyone help thanks.

hajji · 07-25-2008, 08:28 PM

sad to hear that you want to remove linux in your PC, but anyway

no sure about Vista!, in Windows XP dual boot with linux i do the following

1. boot my machine to a windows 98SE boot disk or any boot disk/CD with DOS/FDISK
2. run fdisk/mbr
3. reboot the machine.
4. viola! linux is gone!

Disclaimer: This procedure is "AS-IS" bases no warranty/guarranty, you are responsible in what you are doing "always backup your important data"

**sobeit** · 07-25-2008, 08:38 PM

what version of ubuntu and if 8.04 was it installed within windows?

07-25-2008, 07:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
irish13 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: vista	removing ubuntu from dual boot dell l have vista and ubuntu on my laptop,,,,i want to remove ubuntu from computer l have a dell and the problem is on start up it gives me choices to pick which one to use i dont want to have to icant figure out how to remove it. in fact i cant even get on it so i have shut down if it starts. can anyone help thanks.

07-25-2008, 08:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
hajji Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MManila Posts: 3 OS: JagzOS	Re: removing ubuntu from dual boot dell sad to hear that you want to remove linux in your PC, but anyway no sure about Vista!, in Windows XP dual boot with linux i do the following 1. boot my machine to a windows 98SE boot disk or any boot disk/CD with DOS/FDISK 2. run fdisk/mbr 3. reboot the machine. 4. viola! linux is gone! Disclaimer: This procedure is "AS-IS" bases no warranty/guarranty, you are responsible in what you are doing "always backup your important data"

07-25-2008, 08:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: removing ubuntu from dual boot dell what version of ubuntu and if 8.04 was it installed within windows? __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age