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winXp and suse linux
Name: karlas Date: December 4, 2004 at 17:38:03 Pacific OS: Win98se CPU/Ram: 64
Comment:
I have two pc's of which one of them is running linux suse.I like to put a clean installation of WinXp pro but do not know how to go about doing this especially noting I'm a beginner.
Name: Rimfire Date: December 4, 2004 at 17:58:25 Pacific
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WinXP and Suse are not really covered in the win9x forum.
Are you looking to add windows or replace Suse with it?
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Response Number 2
Name: karlas Date: December 4, 2004 at 18:07:17 Pacific
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m looking to replace suse with Windows XP pro
karla
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Response Number 3
Name: Rimfire Date: December 4, 2004 at 18:16:45 Pacific
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Sounds like a backward upgrade to me!
First you will have to remove the linux partitions. I'm guessing this is where you are stuck. The only way I know of to do this is to begin a new linux install. When you get to the partition setup, delete all partitions and back out of there ignoring the installer's pleas.
Now that you have a clean hard drive, installing XP is childs play.
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Response Number 4
Name: karlas Date: December 4, 2004 at 18:26:10 Pacific
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I'm a little confused of what you stated about Installing a new linux.Wouldn't it be the first step of erasing it by using a utility program such as killdisk and then proceed to partition and install a clean installation Win Xp?
karla
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Response Number 5
Name: Rimfire Date: December 4, 2004 at 18:41:08 Pacific
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Your right, killdisk does seem to be able to handle ext2 file systems. I'll have to remember that for next time I'm asked!
Have you just answered your own question? Or is there something else?
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Response Number 6
Name: ham30 Date: December 4, 2004 at 18:49:49 Pacific
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After you use Killdisk, just boot the WinXP CD. It will partition and format the drive.
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Response Number 7
Name: anenefan Date: December 4, 2004 at 18:53:02 Pacific
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Hi
The norm would be a linux install shared with some other distro on the same drive. In which case as Rimfire mentions, use the initial linux install to bring up a straight forward partition GUI.
If all you have on the drive is suse, yep go right ahead and delete everything.
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Response Number 8
Name: karlas Date: December 4, 2004 at 18:53:24 Pacific
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I have one possible problem that worries me a bit before I attempt this. I've noticed my linux cd-rom does not auto-run and not sure what I need to do before anything else. Also someone down the line suggested I can just boot from the Xp cd and it would run through the partition process.All this is fine and dandy but my cd drive is a little tad aggravating.
karla
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Response Number 9
Name: Rimfire Date: December 4, 2004 at 19:13:15 Pacific
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Have you put your CD as first boot device in BIOS?
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Response Number 10
Name: karlas Date: December 4, 2004 at 19:19:51 Pacific
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I'll double check on that. Thanks a lot for your help
karla
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Response Number 11
Name: Rimfire Date: December 4, 2004 at 22:16:07 Pacific
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Not a problem Karla, such a shame Jefro didn't get back to you in the linux forum.
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