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    So when 10.04 comes out. Does Froggy or anyone know if it is possible to install onto a partition and boot. I'm sure I can. But is it easy to uninstall? Can I just delete the partition. But how would I go about removing GRUB too. As searching on Google, people say GRUB remains and corrupts files or something?

    Or even easier. Could I make it a Live Disk. So I can install from it. But just use the Try before installing option. And make it save files to the available memory?

    -Im Posting this here since I posted on the Ubuntu forums and they take ages/don't reply and have not received any reply yet-

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    Ok, what I would do is this:
    When you decide to remove Ubuntu, delete it from inside Windows, then insert your Windows disk back into your drive reboot and start the DVD. Once you start it, just repair your boot, via the repair tools on the DVD. If you run into a snag use the following:
    1. Step 1
      Insert Win 7 installation DVD and boot from DVD drive. While in some older systems you may have to change boot order through system BIOS, most newer systems allow booting from DVD without changing boot order by simply clicking on any key when prompted to doing so.
    2. Step 2
      Choose your default "Language", "Time", and "keyboard Input" on the first window and click next.
    3. Step 3
      You're now presented with 3 choices. Click on "Repair Your Computer" to gain access to the System Recovery window. Now choose "Command Prompt" in order to run the desired utility which is called "bootsect.exe". Bootsect is located inside the boot folder so change your directory to boot. Now run "bootsect /nt60 C:\" if you had Win 7 initially installed in the C partition. Alternatively, you can run "bootsect /nt60 SYS" or "bootsect /nt60 ALL" to repair the system partition or all partitions. Eject the DVD, and restart computer. Your computer should now boot Win 7 again.






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