Wouldn't super grub get you back into windows if you did mess up?
Wouldn't super grub get you back into windows if you did mess up?
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The real problem, of course, is that Ubuntu gets hyped up too much, and people dive into a dual boot too quickly.
We should encourage people to start slowly:
1. Open source Windows apps
2. Ubuntu live CD
3. Ubuntu live CD
4. Ubuntu live CD
5. Maybe Wubi, if you want to play it safe
6. Maybe VMWare, if you want to play it even more safe
7. Regular dual boot if you want to make some sort of commitment
8. Remove Windows once you realize you don't need it any more
We should try, as much as possible to discourage people from jumping straight to #7.
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Well, it this is what you are wanting to do :
- Just be aware you *can* have Ubuntu(gnome)/Kubuntu/Xubuntu all installed at the same time.
- sudo apt-get kubuntu-desktop #For example ...
- To remove one of these see here :
Pure gnome: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/puregnome
Pure KDE: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purekde
Pure XFCE: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/purexfce- Last, if you just want to change as you suggest, just install one over the top of the other. No need to undo partitioning and/or restore the windows boot/loader
All good suggestions. For example Firefox/Thunderbird and Open Office are all available for Windows.
I would also suggest Virtualbox or qemu for virtualization.
DSL is very light but will run on windows without installing anything.
ftp://ftp.oss.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linu...l-embedded.zip
Download and Extract the zip file, doubble click on the .bat file (you can rus this version in Linux as well).
I think moving this thread to the Tips and Tutorials section makes a lot of sense ...
anewguy: You do not need to "bump" this thread. Just link to is in other threads and others will follow
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Thanks, Bohdi - I didn't think about the link thing! Also, since this was intended as a tutorial for removing Ubuntu and going back to Windows, could we move the follow-on posts about things other than that to another thread? Also - is there a way to edit the thread so that only my 2nd post (it's the edited version submitted for posting in tutorials and tips) shows?
Thanks again!
1. You can edit the thread for yourself (see the "EDIT" button at the bottom of your posts ? )
2. When you do you can "fix" you lists by either turning off smiles (Click the "Disable Smiles in text" box just below the main text box (In additional options).
OR use the list tag ...
[.list=number][*]Item 1[*]Item2
...[*]Last item[/list]
just remove the first "." from the first [.list]
See this link for information : http://ubuntuforums.org/misc.php?do=bbcode
3. As far as moving unrelated posts, I am not sure this is necessary ... nature of the forums that this will happen. It would take a lot of effort (and likely be fairly unpopular) to do this kind of thing (although I know how you feel ...)
EDIT: See I added this edit to my origional post
At any rate, better to teach you how to maintain you own threads and posts then do the maintainence for you (he he he .... I have my own threads to maintain ... )
Last edited by bodhi.zazen; July 30th, 2007 at 03:02 AM.
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.
--Prince Gautama Siddharta
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What about when you have deleted the Ubuntu partition and can no longer get on to XP?
nice guide
Yes, good tutorial, except my hard drive is on HDC
Hey, this guide is awesome, but i have a slightly difficult problem... i didn't find this thread before i goofed it up... here is a link to the other post:
Description of my problem
Thanks for all of your help!
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how do you know which drive windows is in?
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