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Windows XP not booting after installing ubuntu 7.10

Asked by NAGA RAJU

I am having windows XP and ubuntu 7.10 in my system.When i keep a winXp CD in the HDD it is not booting.The following r the lines.........
   " press any key to boot......"
 afterbpressing any key..."checking system configuration PLZ wait..."
        After this it is showing blank screen..it is not entering into the bootable screen.
PLZ help me....

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Vojtěch Trefný (vojtech.trefny) said : 		#1

Sorry but I don't understand...

"When i keep a winXp CD in the HDD it is not booting."
→ CD in hard disk? What?

Please try to explain your problem again and little bit better...

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NAGA RAJU (nagarajuappajodu) said : 		#2

I installed windows XP and ubuntu 7.10 in my system.Now i want to formate windowsXP from my system.What should i do?
 When i keep a bootable XP cd in my hard drive it is showing that.."checking systems configurations plz wait"...after that it is showing blank screen,i am not getting any screen except blank screen .PLZ help me.

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pasqoo (pasqoo) said : 		#3

you can format windows xp from your new Ubuntu installation.
in Ubuntu, open a terminal and install gparted:
sudo apt-get install gparted

after that, launch it:
gparted

then, select the windows partition and erase it.

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