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Formatting dual boot system

  • 23-09-2011 05:37PM
    #1
    irishdude11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭


    I have a dual boot linux mint and xp system with grub bootloader. I dont use the dual boot so I want to get rid of it. How do I complete wipe everything off this drive so I can then put just a single operating system on it?


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  • #2
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    no need to format anything, i'm guessing you want to just run xp ? all you need do is, re-write the windows mbr over grub, then delete the linux partition, you can do this from inside xp, you can then expand the windows partition to reclaim the space, mint was using,

    check my posts in this thread for easy guide


  • #3
    irishdude11
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭irishdude11


    i want to put windows 7 on so i do need to format the whole thing.


  • #4
    Stuxnet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭Stuxnet


    ah ok, just pop in the disc or what ever you using, let the installer do its thing, you'll get to a screen, click advanced, there will be an option to delete and format the current partitions, delete them all, till all you have is "free space", then click format, and that'll make a clean ntfs partition for you to install to... :o


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