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How to Remove Linux and Install Windows 2000 or Windows NT on Your Computer</H1></TD></TR>
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The information in this article applies to:<BR />
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server</LI>
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server</LI>
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional</LI>
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server</LI>
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0</LI>
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0</LI></UL>
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<BR /><H2>SUMMARY</H2>
This article describes how you can remove the Linux operating system from your computer, and then install the Windows NT 4.0 or the Windows 2000 operating system. This article also assumes that Linux is already installed on the hard disk using Linux native and Linux swap partitions, which are incompatible with the Windows operating system, and that there is no free space left on the drive.<BR />
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Windows and Linux can coexist on the same computer. For additional information, refer to your Linux documentation.
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<BR /><H2>MORE INFORMATION</H2>
To install Windows 2000 or Windows NT on a system that has Linux installed when you want to remove Linux, you must manually delete the partitions used by the Linux operating system. The Windows-compatible partition can be created automatically during the installation of the Windows operating system.
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<B>IMPORTANT</B>: Before you follow the steps in this article, verify that you have a bootable disk or bootable CD-ROM for the Linux operating system, because this process completely removes the Linux operating system installed on your computer. If you intend to restore the Linux operating system at a later date, verify that you also have a good backup of all the information stored on your computer. Also, you must have a full release version of the Windows operating system you want to install.<BR />
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Linux file systems use a "superblock" at the beginning of a disk partition to identify the basic size, shape, and condition of the file system.
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The Linux operating system is generally installed on partition type 83 (Linux native) or 82 (Linux swap). The Linux boot manager (LILO) can be configured to start from:
<UL><LI>The hard disk Master Boot Record (MBR).</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>The root folder of the Linux partition.</LI><BR /><BR /></UL>
The Fdisk tool included with Linux can be used to delete the partitions. (There are other utilities that work just as well, such as Fdisk from MS-DOS 5.0 and later, or you can delete the partitions during the installation process.) To remove Linux from your computer and install Windows 2000 or Windows NT:
<OL><LI>Remove native, swap, and boot partitions used by Linux:</LI><BR /><BR /><OL TYPE="a"><LI>Start your computer with the Linux setup floppy disk, type <B>fdisk</B> at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.<BR />
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<B>NOTE</B>: For help using the Fdisk tool, type <B>m</B> at the command prompt, and then press ENTER.</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>Type <B>p</B> at the command prompt, and then press ENTER to display partition information. The first item listed is hard disk 1, partition 1 information, and the second item listed is hard disk 1, partition 2 information.</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>Type <B>d</B> at the command prompt, and then press ENTER. You are then prompted for the partition number you want to delete. Type <B>1</B>, and then press ENTER to delete partition number 1. Repeat this step until all the partitions have been deleted.</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>Type <B>w</B>, and then press ENTER to write this information to the partition table. Some error messages may be generated as information is written to the partition table, but they should not be significant at this point because the next step is to restart the computer and then install the new operating system.</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>Type <B>q</B> at the command prompt, and then press ENTER to quit the Fdisk tool.</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>Insert either a bootable floppy disk or a bootable CD-ROM for the Linux operating system on your computer, and then press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to restart your computer.</LI><BR /><BR /></OL>
<LI>Install Windows 2000 or Windows NT. Follow the installation instructions for the Windows operating system you want to install on your computer. The installation process assists you with creating the appropriate partitions on your computer.
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<H3>Examples of Linux Partition Tables</H3>
<H4>Single SCSI drive</H4>
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 500 4016218 83 Linux native (SCSI hard drive 1, partition 1)
/dev/sda2 501 522 176715 82 Linux swap (SCSI hard drive 1, partition 2) <H4>Multiple SCSI drives</H4>
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 500 4016218 83 Linux native (SCSI hard drive 1, partition 1)
/dev/sda2 501 522 176715 82 Linux swap (SCSI hard drive 1, partition 2)
/dev/sdb1 1 500 4016218 83 Linux native (SCSI hard drive 2, partition 1) <H4>Single IDE drive</H4>
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 500 4016218 83 Linux native (IDE hard drive 1, partition 1)
/dev/hda2 501 522 176715 82 Linux swap (IDE hard drive 1, partition 2) <H4>Multiple IDE drives</H4>
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 500 4016218 83 Linux native (IDE hard drive 1, partition 1)
/dev/hda2 501 522 176715 82 Linux swap (IDE hard drive 1, partition 2)
/dev/hdb1 1 500 4016218 83 Linux native (IDE hard drive 2, partition 1)
Also, Linux recognizes more than forty different partition types, such as:
<UL><LI>FAT 12 (Type 01)</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>FAT 16 > 32 M Primary (Type 06)</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>FAT 16 Extended (Type 05)</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>FAT 32 w/o LBA Primary (Type 0b)</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>FAT 32 w/LBA Primary (Type 0c)</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>FAT 16 w/LBA (Type 0e)</LI><BR /><BR /><LI>FAT 16 w/LBA Extended (Type 0f)</LI><BR /><BR /></UL>
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