[KLUG Members] Uninstalling RH 7.3

[Greg Mason]

all you need to do is install windows. It overwrites any kind of 
bootloader that's already there. Windows is mean and ugly like that. I 
found this out when i was trying to setup my first dualboot system (ahh, 
them were the days...) I know there are ways of making a dual boot 
system where you install windows after linux, but I've found the easiest 
way is to install windows first, then install linux (or install them on 
different physical drives).

why not give them a try with RH 9? it's ALOT newer... of course, there's 
always SuSE.... :)

-Greg

Tahnesha Pinckney wrote:

> Hi All,
>  
> I have a friend who has given up trying to learn linux (his loss) and 
> who now wants to uninstall Red Hat 7.3 and install a fresh version of 
> Windows XP, which is a really, REALLY bad idea if you ask me....
>  
> I, myself, have never done a RH uninstall before (who would?) and so I 
> turn to you for advice.  He said he'd just fdisk the drive but I think 
> he'll have to unload GRUB first.  Am I right in making this 
> assumption?  Or is there something else he has to do?
>  
> Any and all advice is GREATLY appreciated. 
>  
> --T