Deleting a Partition (Ubuntu)

newblueboy

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Hi All,
I recently installed Ubuntu by making a seperate partition on my machine, but it really isn't working right. So I repaired the windows boot launcher (using a repair disk) and I now want to completely remove linux and reclaim the partition as my own.

How?

Thanks in advanced!
 

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Assuming you just have Vista on C: partition and the ubuntu partition is immediately after, you should be able to go into Control Panel => Administrative Tools => Disk Management. Delete the ubuntu partition so it shows as unallocated space. Expand C: to include all of it.

If you have an image backup program I would do that first if you are inexperienced with disk partitioning. If Disk Management gives you a hard time you can use Partition Wizard freeware boot CD instead. Disk Management should do it for you in a few minutes. It's not complicated.
 

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Awesome, thanks a ton! Now I have just one more question. How can I merge my C:/ and the partition without deleting any of my Windows Files? If this isn't possible, that's fine, I can use the new partition for something in particular.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
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    2100 MHz
    Motherboard
    Unknown
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    4.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (259 MB)
    Sound Card
    HD Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768
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    Hitachi HTS545032B9A3 SCSI Disk Device
    Cooling
    Multiple Fans
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    Gateway Laptop Keyboard
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Hi
You can extend your C: drive to unallocated space easily using "Partition Magic" and on restart repair /save your MBR in bios
 

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Hi
if Partition Magic fails to work in vista then Gparted is on list to be tried or you can use ubuntu live cd to extend ur partition.
 

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  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP d530 SFF
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    Intel p4 3.00ghz, 2.99ghz with Hyperthreading
    Motherboard
    HP d530 SFF
    Memory
    1 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel i865g, 96mb
    Sound Card
    Soundmax
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 1940 TFT monitor
    Screen Resolution
    60hz
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital Cavier Blue 320gb IDE HD
    PSU
    Compaq
    Case
    HP compaq
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Techcom USB keyboard
    Mouse
    HP Optical Mouse
    Internet Speed
    256kbs
Okay, thanks you guys!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway NV52
    CPU
    2100 MHz
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    4.00 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics (259 MB)
    Sound Card
    HD Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Generic PnP Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    1366 by 768
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi HTS545032B9A3 SCSI Disk Device
    Cooling
    Multiple Fans
    Keyboard
    Gateway Laptop Keyboard
    Mouse
    Synaptics Touchpad
    Internet Speed
    Broadband
The Vista disk management should be able to expand C: to take the entire disk non-destructively as long as the free space is "immediately to the right" of C: in the disk management Gui.

Also I would repeat the advice to use Partition Wizard. The old Partition Magic was discontinued before Vista. Vista NTFS partition is not exactly the same as XP. I used an image backup program that didn't know how to handle Vista partitions and it gave me headaches.

Partition Wizard works on Vista and W7 NTFS partitions and it's free. No need to experiment.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion m9515y
    CPU
    Phenom X4 9850
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Some Radeon Cheapie with 512 MB Ram
    Monitor(s) Displays
    CRT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    750 GB SATA 3G
    2 SIIG Superspeed docks w/WD Caviar Black Sata II or III
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