manuleka 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2011 i'm seeking a quick and easy way of removing Linux (and formatting the Partition to be natively window accessible) from a Dual boot drive on a netbookcurrently i'm thinking of creating a Windows XP bootable USB stick to work from itis there and alternative way to do this? or just you're opinion on an approach i should take? cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted November 14, 2011 I guess that if you boot on the windows distro and you choose "remove" on each Linux or Windows partition, and you choose "fresh Windows install" it will create a single-boot Windows system.At least, each time I re-installed my Windows on a dual-boot system, I lost the Linux boot and had to re-create it. So, if you do nothing, you will probably loose Linux exactly the same way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuleka 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2011 sorry i forgot to state that i want only Linux removed and keep Windows and it's data... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manuleka 0 Report post Posted November 14, 2011 update:ended creating USB Win XP installation media (phew)opted for USB bootup (selected text mode boot)selected Repair then opted for 1 (where Windows XP is located)typed in fixboot C: and then Ytyped in fixmbr \Device\Harddisk0 (Harddisk where Windows (C:) partition is situated) and then YDONE!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yordan 10 Report post Posted November 15, 2011 Great! Congrats!So, fixboot followed by fixmbr was the solution. Thanks for the info, I will try to always remember this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
