[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
On 13/03/2009 09:52, Richard Brown wrote: > Hi Guys > > I have a machine that has Ubuntu on. Unfortunately I have to reformat > the hard drive and install xp. It isn't recognising the xp install > disk and I am presuming it needs reformatting to fat32. Any ideas how > I can do this please? > > Thanks. > Do you mean it won't boot from the XP CD? If so, that isn't down to the hard drive being formatted to ext3 (or whatever format has been chosen). It's more likely that the machine isn't set to boot from CD in the BIOS, or it's a faulty drive or a dodgy CD. Can you boot from an Ubuntu CD at all? Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html