Comments on: How To Safely Uninstall Ubuntu From A Windows Dual-Boot PC http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/ Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RH http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-438382 RH Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:53:23 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-438382 I have deleted that partition and then reboot. Then, the screen to select among different OS (Ubuntu, WindowsXP) did not come and my PC automatically booted with XP(as it boots when WindowsXP is the only OS)!! No problem came. Though I did not do that thing(fixmbr....). Now I am working in XP. Has Ubuntu been fully uninstalled?? I have deleted that partition and then reboot. Then, the screen to select among different OS (Ubuntu, WindowsXP) did not come and my PC automatically booted with XP(as it boots when WindowsXP is the only OS)!! No problem came. Though I did not do that thing(fixmbr….). Now I am working in XP. Has Ubuntu been fully uninstalled??

]]> By: Jesse http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-437135 Jesse Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:50:03 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-437135 Ubuntu gets more difficult to manage for noobs as it ages. It should be the other way around. I can't even get 9.10 to do dial up much less use my aircard. I'm over it. Jesse Ubuntu gets more difficult to manage for noobs as it ages. It should be the other way around. I can’t even get 9.10 to do dial up much less use my aircard. I’m over it.

Jesse

]]> By: MP http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-436931 MP Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:23:59 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-436931 I tried the instructions offered. However, they did not work as expected. I deleted the partition with Ubuntu, but when I restarted the laptop (HP Pavilion 9700 with XP home SP2) with the recovery DVD, it immediately re-formatted my hard drive and is doing a clean installation of XP.... Oh well, I don't care about the data lost, but it's a real pain to bring the computer up to date. This was not a good way to uninstall Ubuntu and leave the XP alone.... I tried the instructions offered. However, they did not work as expected. I deleted the partition with Ubuntu, but when I restarted the laptop (HP Pavilion 9700 with XP home SP2) with the recovery DVD, it immediately re-formatted my hard drive and is doing a clean installation of XP…. Oh well, I don’t care about the data lost, but it’s a real pain to bring the computer up to date. This was not a good way to uninstall Ubuntu and leave the XP alone….

]]> By: MP http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-436929 MP Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:17:37 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-436929 Ubuntu is an operating system. Ubuntu is an operating system.

]]> By: Jesse http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-436024 Jesse Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:51:07 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-436024 This didn't work for me... at least it didn't take care of the grub problem. Ubuntu still shows up. This is a problem because there is nothing there and if I try to reinstall ubuntu it will not allow me to boot in to xp. This didn’t work for me… at least it didn’t take care of the grub problem. Ubuntu still shows up. This is a problem because there is nothing there and if I try to reinstall ubuntu it will not allow me to boot in to xp.

]]> By: Jim http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-429965 Jim Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:49:09 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-429965 Hi all, I have windows 7 instead of Vista, will the process be the same as listed here? I have the installation disc from MS. Please let me know, if true, then, I will try it. Hi all,

I have windows 7 instead of Vista, will the process be the same as listed here?
I have the installation disc from MS. Please let me know, if true, then, I will try it.

]]> By: qasrani http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-425656 qasrani Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:06:07 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-425656 Hi there, After trying to find a solution about what I am supposed to do in following situation: I have Acer Aspire 5315 laptop with pre-installed windows Vista Basic. I put Ubuntu on its top. All went messed up if I talk about booting. System restoring to factory default, ubuntu and windows booting, all comes on one screen. I have already once restored my system to factory defaults but as I do not have a windows CD or DVD seperatly (I got hard drive as recovery media), I was lost. I went to boot options by pressing F8 and there I choose system recovery. In system recovery, I went to command prompt and get bootrec/fixmbr done but bootrec/fixboot did not worked. At least now there is no more option for operating system installations but still I can not figure out anything how to remove Ubuntu from system. Any help I can get from here? Summery: I want to restore my laptop to factory defaults. I do not have any CD or DVD for windows recovery but I have a hard drive partition for the purpose. Ubuntu mixed up my partitions so restoring the factory default does not work. Hi there,
After trying to find a solution about what I am supposed to do in following situation:
I have Acer Aspire 5315 laptop with pre-installed windows Vista Basic. I put Ubuntu on its top. All went messed up if I talk about booting. System restoring to factory default, ubuntu and windows booting, all comes on one screen. I have already once restored my system to factory defaults but as I do not have a windows CD or DVD seperatly (I got hard drive as recovery media), I was lost.

I went to boot options by pressing F8 and there I choose system recovery. In system recovery, I went to command prompt and get
bootrec/fixmbr
done but
bootrec/fixboot
did not worked. At least now there is no more option for operating system installations but still I can not figure out anything how to remove Ubuntu from system. Any help I can get from here?

Summery: I want to restore my laptop to factory defaults. I do not have any CD or DVD for windows recovery but I have a hard drive partition for the purpose. Ubuntu mixed up my partitions so restoring the factory default does not work.

]]> By: Kevin Reynolds http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-416315 Kevin Reynolds Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:06:02 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-416315 Thank you once again Make Use Of. I have a Dell Optiplex 320. It's one of those machine on which it is very difficult to run any Linux Distro. I wanted to reclaim lost disk space and ran into the very problem (grub would not allow me to access Windows. I found another article on how to uninstall Grub: http://www.cybercity.biz/faq/linux-how-to-uninstall-grub/ but man was that a trip. I mean I'm sure it works but unless you're a geek... Your article on the other hand was straight forward. It got me their in under 10 minutes. Thank you Make Use Of for another great article! Thank you once again Make Use Of.

I have a Dell Optiplex 320. It’s one of those machine on which it is very difficult to run any Linux Distro. I wanted to reclaim lost disk space and ran into the very problem (grub would not allow me to access Windows.

I found another article on how to uninstall Grub: http://www.cybercity.biz/faq/linux-how-to-uninstall-grub/ but man was that a trip. I mean I’m sure it works but unless you’re a geek…

Your article on the other hand was straight forward. It got me their in under 10 minutes.

Thank you Make Use Of for another great article!

]]> By: Ant http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-414992 Ant Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:38:33 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-414992 It certainly is. Thanks, Varun! If I'd had help as good as this when I was installing Ubuntu, maybe I wouldn't now need help UNinstalling it... It certainly is. Thanks, Varun! If I’d had help as good as this when I was installing Ubuntu, maybe I wouldn’t now need help UNinstalling it…

]]> By: cookielover http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-safely-uninstall-ubuntu-in-windows-dual-boot-environment/#comment-414065 cookielover Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:55:10 +0000 http://www.makeuseof.com/?p=27460#comment-414065 I did this once differently. I couldn't find my Windows setup CD, so I went and got this software called MBRfix (http://www.sysint.no/nedlasting/mbrfix.htm) to restore the MBR. When I restarted, I automatically booted into Windows. THEN I deleted my Ubuntu partition. And then I reinstalled it. ;) I did this once differently. I couldn’t find my Windows setup CD, so I went and got this software called MBRfix (http://www.sysint.no/nedlasting/mbrfix.htm) to restore the MBR. When I restarted, I automatically booted into Windows. THEN I deleted my Ubuntu partition.

And then I reinstalled it. ;)

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