From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jul 26 3:24:58 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53F7D37B400 for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:24:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.broadpark.no (mail.broadpark.no [217.13.4.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3308F43E6E for ; Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:24:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kmidtset@c2i.net) Received: from me (217-13-29-172.dd.nextgentel.com [217.13.29.172]) by mail.broadpark.no (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4567B7D9B; Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:24:47 +0200 (MEST) From: "Kjell - LA3SG" To: Ed Yu Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 11:23:14 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: RE: Dan wants xp back. Reply-To: kmidtset@c2i.net Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <3D413122.26742.11CF0A2@localhost> In-reply-to: <20020726095350.76744.qmail@web20703.mail.yahoo.com> References: <000901c23452$e19c3a70$0a01a8c0@MIKESBOX> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12c) Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 26 Jul 2002, at 2:53, Ed Yu wrote: > You can use boot up using a Partition Magic rescue > disk and remove the FreeBSD partition. > > -ed > Another brute force approach is to start a FreeBSD or Linux install from scratch. Specify only one "/" partition as small as you can get away with, then specify the rest of the disk as one big DOS partition. When the file system has been written, turn off power. Then power on and start your Windows thingy. Of cource the BSD/Linux partition will be lost for Windows. I have done this using a Mandrake Linux CD. gl de Kjell > > > > >i recently installed FreeBSD on one of my > > computers. I discovered > > that it was harder to learn than i thought it would > > be >and i wanted to > > go back to WindowsXP. I tried formatting the disk > > and using the > > installer on the XP CDROM but it always >says there > > is a primary hard > > disk failure. How can i fix this so i can install > > Windows again. > > > > > > You will generally get more replies if you put a > > subject in the email. > > But I bet that was a mistake. ;) You cannot > > reinstall windows on a drive > > that had FreeBSD on it previously. The daemon mascot > > tends to get > > violently angry, understands exactly what your about > > to do, and eats up > > your disk. Time to get a new drive or keep plugging > > away at BSD. > > > > sagacious (Mike) > > Network administrator > > The unixhideout network > > http://www.unixhideout.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh ok ok.. So it was just a little tasteless humor. > > You need to wipe out > > the partitions that BSD made. Last time I checked > > microsoft doesn't > > recognize unix partitions. (coincidence? Think not.) > > I usually start a > > low level format for a couple of seconds and it will > > wipe out all the > > partitions. And then I put in the microsoft cd. This > > is from experience, > > I have done it and it works for me. Some say low > > level formatting isnt > > good for a disk. I don't know much about it except > > it worked for me. I > > only learn what I have to or people throw in my face > > which I will > > probably get a few after posting this. ;) so use at > > your own risk. > > Alternatives? Get partition magic, or a real OS. If > > you don't mind me > > asking, why do you wish to give up on BSD? Is there > > anything I can help > > you with to change your mind? What was the problem? > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.yahoo.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message