Uninstalling Linux

[LoneGecko]

Hi, I wan't to get a new 40GB hard drive I bought to have both Linux and Windows on it, but I installed Linux first, and can't get Windows to find the partition I created during the install. I read a few posts here and realized that I should probably install Windows first, then Linux, but I don't know how to format the drive completely and get Linux partitions off. I've tried some suggestions in other posts like using the Linux installation partitioning to remove them, but I can't hit the 'Next' button untill I have the root linux partition created. Any advice would be appreciated, like formatting commands. Thanks!

[ryan00002]

I'm assuming you can still boot into your current linux installation. login as root. then do the fdisk command and just remove the partitions, that should get rid of linux so you can install windows first.

[X_console]

Windows doesn't recognize Linux partitions, so if you decide to remove it, make sure you change the partition type to something that Windows can recognize... something like FAT16.

[katanastab]

Since this thread has something to do with it...
Does anyone know how you can make your computer stop using LILO and boot directly to Windows so I can install a different distro?

[X_console]

Originally posted by katanastab:
<STRONG>Since this thread has something to do with it...
Does anyone know how you can make your computer stop using LILO and boot directly to Windows so I can install a different distro?</STRONG>

Obtain a DOS boot disk and boot with it. Then type fdisk /mbr and you're set.

[ 30 September 2001: Message edited by: X_console ]

[LoneGecko]

Thank you so much! I tried fdisk a second time (I had tried once before posting, did something wrong after that though) and sucessfully deleted the partitions. Windows is installing itself on the computer upstairs and I can soon go back to messing up my computer.