How do i change a linux partition to XP?

Blix

Hi, i did run in to a problem with Ubuntu Linux. I installed it on a 2nd HD but the bootloader failed to install propperly...

Now i have enough of trying linux for now and would like to use the HD as a spare XP one. But i can´t format it nor recover it. It´s a 160 GB HD and it shows me only 32MB available for Windows.

any help is well appreciated

thanks

inventor

Google and download gParted live cd. Boot the cd and format the drive to fat32 or ntfs.
let me know if you have any problems with this. Smile

Blix

thanks for your response... i´ll try it now and let you know the result

ThePolemistis

Kadear

1) Right click My Computer,
Left click Manage

2) Left click Disk Management in Computer Management window, you will see your all partitions:

3) Right click the partition, logical drive, or volume you want to delete, and then click Delete Partition.
• When you delete a partition, all data on that deleted partition or logical drive is lost.
• You cannot recover deleted partitions or logical drives.

4) To create a new partition follow the insructions on this page under How to create a new partition or a new logical drive title:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000/en-us

adeydas

Get something like PartitionMagic and delete the ext or ext3 partitions present. Then format the free disc space with NTFS or FAT. Re-boot Windows and it should recognise the drives.

swizzy

after formatting boot from the XP disc and go to system repair then run the following two commands

adeydas

If you an old Windows 98 or ME CD you can use that also. Run the disc at startup and type:

fdisk /mbr

That will fix the master boot record.