If you have a dual-boot system with Ubuntu and Windows, then you
probably know that when you start your system first Ubuntu boot loader
appears showing Ubuntu as well as Windows boot entries and if you select
Windows from the list, it starts Windows.
Suppose a situation when you want to remove Ubuntu from your system and want to use only Windows, then how will you do it?
Many times people delete the partitions having Ubuntu installed from "Disk Manager" but it doesn't remove Ubuntu completely. The Ubuntu boot loader still appears at startup but since you deleted Ubuntu partitions, the boot loader gets corrupted and your system becomes unusable.
So if you are also facing this problem or you faced this problem in past and could not get a working solution, then read this tutorial and you can follow it if you find yourself in a similar situation.
This tutorial will help you in completely removing Ubuntu from a dual-boot system:
STEP 1. First you'll need to boot using Windows setup CD. You can use Windows 98 Setup CD or Windows 2000, XP, 2003 CD or Windows Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 DVD.
Using Windows 98 CD:
Boot into Command Prompt and provide following command:
Using Windows 2000, XP, 2003 CD:
Enter into "Recovery Console" by pressing "R", select your Windows installation and enter administrator password. Now provide following command:
Using Windows Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 DVD:
Boot using setup DVD and click on "Repair Computer" link, then click on "Command Prompt". Now navigate to your DVD drive using CD command and at last provide following command:
STEP 2. The above commands will remove the Ubuntu boot loader from startup and you'll be able to directly boot into Windows.
STEP 3. If you have not deleted Ubuntu partitions, then you can delete them using "Disk Manager" tool in Windows.
Suppose a situation when you want to remove Ubuntu from your system and want to use only Windows, then how will you do it?
Many times people delete the partitions having Ubuntu installed from "Disk Manager" but it doesn't remove Ubuntu completely. The Ubuntu boot loader still appears at startup but since you deleted Ubuntu partitions, the boot loader gets corrupted and your system becomes unusable.
So if you are also facing this problem or you faced this problem in past and could not get a working solution, then read this tutorial and you can follow it if you find yourself in a similar situation.
This tutorial will help you in completely removing Ubuntu from a dual-boot system:
STEP 1. First you'll need to boot using Windows setup CD. You can use Windows 98 Setup CD or Windows 2000, XP, 2003 CD or Windows Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 DVD.
Using Windows 98 CD:
Boot into Command Prompt and provide following command:
fdisk /MBRNow exit from command prompt by typing Exit and press Enter.
Using Windows 2000, XP, 2003 CD:
Enter into "Recovery Console" by pressing "R", select your Windows installation and enter administrator password. Now provide following command:
fixmbrPress "Y" to confirm and type Exit to exit from recovery console.
Using Windows Vista, Server 2008, Windows 7 DVD:
Boot using setup DVD and click on "Repair Computer" link, then click on "Command Prompt". Now navigate to your DVD drive using CD command and at last provide following command:
bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbrExit from Command prompt and restart your system.
STEP 2. The above commands will remove the Ubuntu boot loader from startup and you'll be able to directly boot into Windows.
STEP 3. If you have not deleted Ubuntu partitions, then you can delete them using "Disk Manager" tool in Windows.
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