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Windows XP deleted when Linux SLED10 installed!

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by fossil56

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My son installed Linux SLED10 on his computer and on installation Windows XP was removed.Can we use the Windows XP installation disc to reinstall XP, also, will this wipe or delete the LINUX application.

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by cookieorc

If you have all the orginal software then yes. If not then contact your vendor and they will help out. Just know that when you reinstall windows that all the old information (games, word docs, favorites) are all gone. Try using a data recovery programs like, get data back.

by fossil56

Does this affect the partitioning of the hard drive or does this remove linux and the whole of the hard drive is returned to windows xp.

by cookieorc

What can happen is that you can dual boot between both operating systems or you can wipe the entire drive.

Usually when you restart the computer you will be taken to a boot screen. There you have your operating system choices..

by oh smeg

If you wish to install both Windows & Linux on the one HDD you need to create 2 distinct partitions and install Windows to 1 and Linux to the other.

If the Auto Format option was used when the version of Linux was installed then the HDD should have been partitioned into 3 separate partitions you will need to delete all of these and then repartition the HDD so that you have room to fit Windows on 1 and Linux on the other.

You can do this through the Windows Partitioning Option in the XP setup routine of XP.

So I would suggest that you set aside at least 10 GIG for XP and install XP to the C Partition and then install Linux to the remaining space depending on how big your HDD is the size will vary but 10 GIG is a Minimum size for XP.

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