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I have a laptop with preinstalled Ubuntu. But I want to remove the Ubuntu and install a server in my laptop. Someone says the steps to format and install the windows server or XP.

Braiam
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    @Web-E the link contains posts to uninstall ubuntu or windows from a dual-boot system.But the OP ask to completely remove ubuntu and install windows on that partition. – Avinash Raj Nov 16 '13 at 12:36
  • Close voters, OP wants to nuke his single-boot Ubuntu and install Windows. He doesn't have Dual Boot. – Braiam Nov 18 '13 at 00:30

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Windows XP will nuke Ubuntu when you try to install it. Just make sure you have backups in an external disk of all your important files, then start the installation. The steps after that you should ask in Super User.

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  • Boot Gprted live disk.Right click on the partition where you installed Ubuntu,and then format it to ntfs file system.Apply the changes and shutdown the pc.

  • Boot windows xp live disk and install xp on the formatted partition.

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Simply install your OS of choice over Ubuntu, however, if you are not installing another os, here is how to nuke Ubuntu: (given that it is installed on /dev/sda)

sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda
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