Linux uninstallation?

[uberLinuxN3wbie]

I got really satasfied ever since I installed Linux on my windows box. So now I built a Linux computer, nothin' but linux. Now I want to remove linux on this computer, and format the partition back to FAT16 or 32. This is Mandrake Linux 8.0, and I used "auto-allocate" in the custom partition part. It created 3 partitions, 2 linux filesystem, and the other is Ext2 I think. I want them all to merge back into FAT16 partition. Is there anyway to take off linux and get the 3 partitions back to Fat16? Thanks.

[Dark Ninja]

If you can get your hands on Partition Magic, you can just have it do all that for you. Just format your existing Linux partitions, and tell it to make them FAT 16 again, and then merge with your other FAT 16 partition. Very easy.


Dark Ninja

[Craig McPherson]

Delete all the Linux partitions with Linux fdisk (no, this won't crash your system -- it'll still work until you reboot), then create new FAT32 partition(s) where they were, also with Linux fdisk. Back up any information from those partitions that you want to keep before you do this.

Uninstall your boot loader, and set your Windows C: partition as the active partition on the disk. Shut down Linux for the last time -- don't worry about shutting down properly, not like it matters at this point.

Boot back into Windows (the system will boot straight into Windows now) and format the FAT32 partitions you created.

[Craig McPherson]

Originally posted by Dark Ninja:
<STRONG>and tell it to make them FAT 16 again, and then merge with your other FAT 16 partition.</STRONG>

FAT16???

This isn't the 1980's anymore. C'mon.

[dhyatt]

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[uberLinuxN3wbie]

Thank ye all! I'm gonna try the fdisk option. I could use PM6.0, and its a wonderful proggie, but alas, it won't work. Thanks again!