snowman_b Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I used to have linux on my computer and opted out because I never use it, I partitioned the section of my harddrive with linux on it. Unfortunately I am still left with the dual boot option when I start my computer. Very annoying. I have windows xp so I cannot use the fdisk \mbr command. Or even fixmbr in the xp repair program to get rid of it (don't have admin password). Can anyone help me with this problem? Also, I now have this empty partition that I would like to merge back into my main partition. Once again any help/suggestions. Also, I should mention it is on a laptop without an a:\ so using a dos bootdisk, or win98 isn't an option either..... thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keb_Ryo Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 You said: I partitioned the section of my harddrive ... Redo that, *scratches head* Whats wrong with this picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albosky Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 What bootloader were you using ? I like to fart silently but deadly in movie theatersArd Choille says (11:41 PM):I wouldn't dare tell you what to do m'dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman_b Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 You said: I partitioned the section of my harddrive ... Redo that, *scratches head* Whats wrong with this picture? sorry, I meant I formatted the partition that linux was on. I was using the bootloader that came with linux. I believe it was Mandrake (boo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 get partition magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
____ Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 get partition magicAye. Get Partition Magic, format the partition linux was on to FAT32 or NTFS (whatever your main partition is) and just leave it as is if it's a considerable size. Otherwise you could try and merge it back to your Windows partition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowman_b Posted December 5, 2005 Author Share Posted December 5, 2005 Alright, thx for the help with the partition problem, and I believe I already have partition magic so I will give it a try. However, the thing I really wanted to fix was getting rid of the bootloader. I've searched around and I haven't really seen anything that could help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albosky Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I do have a solution to get you into the recovery console , although it involves a third party app that helps you reset the admin password for windows xp I will NOT post it here , and its not some sort of password cracker if thats what anybody is thinking , If you have a cd burner , you can do it with cd since you stated you do not have a floppy drive installed You will have to pm me on this forum to get the link , and I will only give it to you so no other pms about it :P I like to fart silently but deadly in movie theatersArd Choille says (11:41 PM):I wouldn't dare tell you what to do m'dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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