cftsr71
April 18th, 2011, 07:54 PM
I have an old HP PC with 2 drives: Primary (C = 20GB) and a slave (E = 60GB).
I have Windows XP Pro OS (which I want to completely replace with Ubuntu).
Ubuntu 10.10 is installed on E as a side-by-side (with XP on C).
I am done testing Ubuntu and now want to completely replace the XP OS.
Ubuntu is installed on E-drive as a partition.
ISSUE: When I log on the PC goes directly to the GRUB menu
but I get no option to boot from the Live Disk 10.10 during the boot-up.
HISTORY: I have tried (unsuccessfully) to remove Ubuntu from my E-drive
by use of the uninstall function from Windows control panel.
I have also tried to remove it using the manage/Disk Management process
but the "Format" and "Delete" options are unavailable (grayed out) so cannot use that.
I would like to do a complete clean up and fresh install of Ubuntu as my only OS.
I have read and tried a number of internet articles / recommendations about
opening BIOS and redirecting the start-up to the disk, but I do not get any
option or any time during the boot to do that.
QUESTIONS:
1) How can I get my HP PC to boot from (recognize) the Ubuntu Live Disk (CD)?
2) Would a complete removal and clean reinstallation be a better approach?
3) And how can I remove Ubuntu from the partition on E (as I want to dedicate the C-drive exclusively for Ubuntu)?
This is my first post so please be patient. I am unfamiliar with this part of the installation process.
Thanks.
I have Windows XP Pro OS (which I want to completely replace with Ubuntu).
Ubuntu 10.10 is installed on E as a side-by-side (with XP on C).
I am done testing Ubuntu and now want to completely replace the XP OS.
Ubuntu is installed on E-drive as a partition.
ISSUE: When I log on the PC goes directly to the GRUB menu
but I get no option to boot from the Live Disk 10.10 during the boot-up.
HISTORY: I have tried (unsuccessfully) to remove Ubuntu from my E-drive
by use of the uninstall function from Windows control panel.
I have also tried to remove it using the manage/Disk Management process
but the "Format" and "Delete" options are unavailable (grayed out) so cannot use that.
I would like to do a complete clean up and fresh install of Ubuntu as my only OS.
I have read and tried a number of internet articles / recommendations about
opening BIOS and redirecting the start-up to the disk, but I do not get any
option or any time during the boot to do that.
QUESTIONS:
1) How can I get my HP PC to boot from (recognize) the Ubuntu Live Disk (CD)?
2) Would a complete removal and clean reinstallation be a better approach?
3) And how can I remove Ubuntu from the partition on E (as I want to dedicate the C-drive exclusively for Ubuntu)?
This is my first post so please be patient. I am unfamiliar with this part of the installation process.
Thanks.