Thursday, May 14, 2009

How To Properly Uninstall Linux + GRUB Bootloader

To do this, you have to do two steps:
1. Stop using GRUB as your bootloader and resinstall the MS Bootloader that was there originally for Windows.
2. Format/Remove the partition with Linux and GRUB bootloader on it.

The following are steps explains how to do this for Windows XP, but these steps also work with Vista and Windows 7.

How to do it:

1. Reboot your laptop with windows 98 start up disc or Windows XP CD and type the command “fixmbr”.

2. Above command will repair ur bootloader and rewrite ntldr which will replace grub loader of Linux and now you can see only Windows XP in the boot menu.

3. Now Boot up in Windows xp.

4. Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management

5. Go to Disk Management under “Storage”

6. Select your Hard Disk and then the linux partition.

7. Delete the linux partition this will delete linux and grub.

8. Thats it done now boot your laptop or desktop normally it will be booted by default in windows xp.


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