help with uninstalling linux

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  1. codyk

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    i installed suse linux. i had it partition my hard drive in half. i now have the GRUB loader thing to switch between linux and windows.

    how can i remove linux? can i just use the CD's i installed it with?
     
  2. tocool4u

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    Format the Linux partitions. If you are Dualbooting you just do the same and it will remove GRUB and Automatically go into windowa
     
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    how would i format the partitons?
     
  4. The_Fiend

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    Use a partition manager, like partition magic.
     
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    partition magic says it wont change anything because i partitioned my hard drive with something else. but all i did was install linux.
     
  6. The_Fiend

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    Try downloading Hiren's BootCD, burning it to a cd and using the version of partition magic that comes on it.
     
  7. codyk

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    im downloading a 63.9mb of it, is that about right because for all the features it has that seems rathert small.
     
  8. The_Fiend

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    That sounds about right, yeah.
    Last version was a bit smaller even, but due to addded content, that size should be right.
     
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    wow i almost gave up and formatted my hard drive......i deleted the 2 other partitions. but then i got an error in the grub loader. then i opened up one of the managers and formatted the other partiton,i used the recovery thing. now when i booted up windows it said it found new hardware. is this new hardware the rest of my harddrive?
     
  10. The_Fiend

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    Probably. Did you just delete the partitions, or did you re/partition them?
    As for grub being a problem, if you insert your windows cd at boot, you can use it to repair your MBR and/or use bootfix to get rid of grub.
     

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