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Article #674Re: How to remove Ubuntu from a dual-boot machine
From: z1
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:11
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:11
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L.A.T. wrote: > Now that I have Ubuntu on a machine all to itself, I want to remove it from > my dual-boot (XP/Ubuntu) machine, without damaging the XP part.I want to > remove GRUB at the same time. Can someone tell me how to do it? > > you need to run a 'recovery console', which is a boot CD that allows you to then run 'fixmbr' and fixboot' after that Windows will boot up as normal [like it used to] then you can run a partition program and delete your linux partitions and incorporate them back into your NTFS. do a search for rc.iso, and burn yourself that boot CD. when you run the boot CD, select R at the C prompt select 1 and then at the C prompt again type fixmbr and after that at the C prompt [yet again] type fixboot and you should be OK do yourself a google search to verify all this info if you like.
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