Trouble UNinstalling Ubuntu and installing Windows Ult. 7 32bit

[theog]

You may get problems with installing Windows 7, as not all linux code has been deleted.

 

[greaterthings]

guess i should have assumed that huh? well, i guess i could just do that with partition 2 without backing up?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Just click Next and do the install to Disk 0 partition 2 the System Reserved is normal, leave it alone and let ti do it's thing

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

You may get problems with installing Windows 7, as not all linux code has been deleted.

He did the clean all Ray!

 

[greaterthings]

sweet. now installing... ill let u know if i have any issues regarding what theog was commenting about... just for your future reference... but it looks like itll be ok.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

He's not aware you did do the clean all but you did so don't be concerned.

 

[theog]

Clean all will not delete all linux code.

 

[greaterthings]

well, bare foot kid... all seems great other than getting to the spot where i enter the product key and i am told it is invalid. so now i guess ill be on the phone a couple more hours... already been disconnected while being transfered twice..... fun fun fun

THANKS!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

You're welcome, good to see you got it installed.


Have a look at this one.

How to Activate Windows 7 by Phone
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[Britton30]

Late to this party, does clean all delete Linux code or not?

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Late to this party, does clean all delete Linux code or not?

Speaking strictly of the MBR, some say yes and some say no, I guess it depends on how you look at it, though (to me) if bootable software is used to over-write every sector of the HDD/SSD then EVERY sector has been over-written.

Secure Erase / Wipe : Definition and Methods


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[mjf]

Clean all will not delete all linux code.

According to this Clean all does wipe all the disk.
DiskPart Command-Line Options
I can't see how even the trickiest Malware could survive let alone linux. It would require very "specialized" equipment to recover the data.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

According to this Clean all does wipe all the disk.
DiskPart Command-Line Options
I can't see how even the trickiest Malware could survive let alone linux. It would require very "specialized" equipment to recover the data.

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[Britton30]

Thanks Ted and mjf.
Back to our regularly scheduled thread.

 

[mjf]

According to this Clean all does wipe all the disk.
DiskPart Command-Line Options
I can't see how even the trickiest Malware could survive let alone linux. It would require very "specialized" equipment to recover the data.

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:huh:
Read under all
The way I read it the top bit refers to "Clean" without the "all"

When I've done this in the past and check with a Hex editor everything is zeroed.
In fact if you want to clean just the MBR or the full first track just run "clean all" for a little while then terminate it.

If you want to be extra cautious open up a Hex Editor and simply zero the first 512 bytes.

@ Britton30
Isn't this directly related to the thread discussion?

 

[Britton30]

No, I was asking about something other than uninstalling Ubuntu. Relating to the other thread you both kindly replied to.

 

[theog]

Late to this party, does clean all delete Linux code or not?

NO, Clean All will not delete all Linux code.

When Linux has been on a HD.

Clean HD
1) Clean all & full Format

2) Install Windows.

3) On windows installers first reboot, GRUB will pop-up.

4) On windows installers last reboot, NO GRUB.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

According to this Clean all does wipe all the disk.
DiskPart Command-Line Options
I can't see how even the trickiest Malware could survive let alone linux. It would require very "specialized" equipment to recover the data.

click to enlarge
View attachment 166089
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:huh:
Read under all
The way I read it the top bit refers to "Clean" without the "all"

When I've done this in the past and check with a Hex editor everything is zeroed.
In fact if you want to clean just the MBR or the full first track just run "clean all" for a little while then terminate it.

If you want to be extra cautious open up a Hex Editor and simply zero the first 512 bytes.

@ Britton30
Isn't this directly related to the thread discussion?

I wasn't confused with the differences between the " clean " and " clean all ", I was confirming what you said, and if you want to just over-write the MBR use the clean command.

 

[mjf]

I wasn't confused with the differences between the " clean " and " clean all ", I was confirming what you said, and if you want to just over-write the MBR use the clean command.

I misinterpreted your statement.
But I still think the "clean" without the "all" doesn't wipe the code section of the MBR according to the guidelines. I check myself sometime.

@Theog
Apart from living in the HDD firmware, can you explain your statement that linux components survives a "Clean all" command.

Mind you I have not checked each byte of a HDD to check that "Clean all" does what the documentation says it does.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

I wasn't confused with the differences between the " clean " and " clean all ", I was confirming what you said, and if you want to just over-write the MBR use the clean command.

I misinterpreted your statement.
But I still think the "clean" without the "all" doesn't wipe the code section of the MBR according to the guidelines. I check myself sometime.

@Theog
Apart from living in the HDD firmware, can you explain your statement that linux components survives a "Clean all" command.

Mind you I have checked each byte of a HDD to check that "Clean all" does what the documentation says it does.

Thanks!