uninstall linux question

[Neo]

hi all

well i installed open suse few months ago and it worked very well.

problem was uninstall , i contacted open suse admin and followed instruction precisely

first using some s/w , i deleted linux partition
then after i reboot , it gave me some commanad telling me no master boot found

then i inserted xp cd and followed instruction and successfully master boot written

so after this my PC was supposed to boot with windows but it always dispalyed master boot found , i repeated many times but no luck....

i lost so imp data

now i want to try out linux again but really scared that what if that happens again


can anyone figure out what could have been wrong before??

thx

[shan]

hmmm mind telling me what how your computer was partioned before and did u have XP installed

[Neo]

did not remember how i partitioned but i did acc to a video given by a mod in suse forum
yes i had xp

[hellnoire]

I often will write the MBR first, then delete the Linux partition. That way I know it's safe to remove the Linux partition once I boot into Windows.

Which Linux distro were you using?

[johnshaw1917]

If you have an external HDD, you could use a disk imaging software like Redo Backup and Recovery to create a system image before you install Linux, or you could create a backup of your MBR and save it someplace safe. Like hellnoire mentioned, it is best to restore your MBR before you delete the Linux partitions.

[shan]

"but it always dispalyed master boot found"

hmmm
i hope u didnt delete every thing with that command.... if u want to try u might want to try ubuntu based destros with wubi installers it installs the destro like a windows app which u can easly uninstall

if u want to try it for some other destros
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#Can%20I%20use%20Wubi%20for%20non-Ubuntu%20based%20distributions?

(dont try this at home unless u have a PHD

[Neo]

thx all , i like that idea of writing master boot first , will do this now if i install inux

[hellnoire]

thx all , i like that idea of writing master boot first , will do this now if i install inux

Well not only that, but I take it as good practice. If you can't boot into Windows after re-writing the MBR, something's up and wrong. But at least in the mean time, you've got Linux to fall back on hopefully.

[Neo]

i guess i am ready to install linux on a very small space of 12 GB .. hope it works well

[kv777]

i guess i am ready to install linux on a very small space of 12 GB .. hope it works well

12 Gb is very huge if you plan to dual boot with windows,you could very well install in 3-5 gb space and have the rest as ntfs partion and use ntfs mount tools to work with them in linux.