How Can I Delete a Partition and Restore Free Space Back to Windows XP?

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The discussion centers on deleting a partition created for Ubuntu Netbook Remix to restore free space back to Windows XP. Users confirm that it is possible to delete the partition using GParted, a partition editor available on Ubuntu. The command to install GParted is "sudo apt-get install gparted." It is crucial to note that formatting the partition will erase all data within it, and users are advised to format it in FAT32 or NTFS for compatibility with Windows XP.

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This discussion is beneficial for users managing dual-boot systems, particularly those looking to remove Ubuntu partitions and restore space for Windows XP. It is also useful for anyone interested in partition management using GParted.

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I recently installed ubuntu netbook remix on my newly bought netbook to try it out. I created a new partition on my HDD from the free disk space to install ubuntu on. So right now I have dual boot ubuntu and windows xp. The ubuntu netbook remix turned out to be more buggy than I thought and I'm trying to delete the partition and restore the freespace back to windows xp. Is this possible? I don't have a recovery disk for xp since my netbook doesn't have an optical drive. Does anyone have any possible solutions? Anything would be helpful right now.
 
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If you would post the bug in Ubuntu...maybe we can fix it.

Alternatively you can try the desktop version.

You can safely delete the partition and format it in fat32/ntfs (notice, this will delete all data in the partition).

Use gparted for this (in ubuntu commandline with the net connected) -

sudo apt-get install gparted
 

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