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gaz2374

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iv totally ballsed it up had ubuntu on and was trying to get the nvidia driver from the restricted thing and i rebooted and i have to sort it out but cant anyway . think its too much effort for me at the mo trying to learn and understand it so how do i remove it all from within windows and get rid of grub so my pc boots up into xp like it used to. as when i deleted kubuntu before i put ubuntu on last night it tried to boot into grub buas as it was deleted it came u with error17 and wouldnt oot to anything . thats why i had to put ubuntu on. just need to get it back to how it used to be guys.

thanks all
 
i no but its gave me a head ache allready and im going to have to spend some time on the comp learning about it which i dont have any of .

so how can i get rid of it all.

thanks for all the help though.
 
U must close x to install nVidia owners' driver. I think that command for that is 'killallx' or something like that...
 
Although it pains me to give instructions on removing Linux, here they are :(

1) Go into Windows Disk Management and remove the Linux partition
2) Boot from your Windows XP installation CD and choose 'Repair'. Then choose 'Recovery Console'.
3) In the recovery console, type:

Code: 
fixmbr
 
gaz2374 said:
i no but its gave me a head ache allready and im going to have to spend some time on the comp learning about it which i dont have any of .

so how can i get rid of it all.

thanks for all the help though.
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Fix the master boot record in windows and that should overwrite grub. For the time being, you have a good looking boot screen! :P

On a side note, installing the nvidia drivers should not have been your first task. Better to play around with the liveCD and get to know the system before you bungle your MBR. Then when you do install read the wikis, docs and how-to's before you do anything potentially dangerous. Learning any operating system takes time and motivation. If you decide that you want to get into linux or BSD at a later date, I recommend getting a few good books on the subject and reading them thoroughly before you dive in. Then you know what to expect and have references to fall back on when things go wrong. Good luck.
 
If your background is in Windows, a UNIX-like system is a major change of mindset and will require a learning curve. If you don't want to learn and grow with your knowledge of computers and technology, Linux is definately not for you.

That said, if you don't like Windows and don't want to learn Linux, maybe you should consider buying a Mac? They're more stable & reliable than Windows, and though they are based on a UNIX system, the unixy parts of the OS are well hidden from the average user. Expensive, yes. But the learning curve is much more shallow than that of Linux or BSD, and it is much better technology than Windows nonetheless.
 
thanks guys i dont mind learing i just dont have the time to do so as im only on the pc and couple of hours aday max.


iv seen somewhere you can get the grub to hide so it boots up in xp as normal unless u pres ESC at the right time on the boot screen. this is a good idea so if my xp goes down hill like it probably will do i can still use my pc if i need to.
 
Does GRUB boot windows ok? If so then there really isn't any reason to get rid of it. It's just an extra step to boot and it doesn't hurt anything.
 
yeah it boots fine. but now cos i tried to do the nvidia drivers it just loads ubuntu into the command promt cso it errors about graphics.
 
Okay, well boot into the Ubuntu command prompt and type:

Code: 
sudo nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf

Scroll down the text file until you find:

Code: 
driver: 'nvidia'

Replace 'nvidia' with 'nv'

Then press 'CTRL+X' then 'Y' then 'Enter'. Then type:

Code: 
startx
 
sods law my windows is now playing up . when i boot up i have in installer that keeps loading but wont install or cancel and when i try to uninstall the pcguard(program responsible) it says some files are missing so cant uninstall. whats going on

also i think il be totally on linux once i get my head round it . so is there any good firewalls antivirus that work on ubuntu also anywere i can learn to do things simply without reading loads of text to do the easiest of things.

if i can get all my hard drives working and nvidia drivers sorted then im on my way to useing it more often but i havent got a clue were to start
 
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