deleting and os

[James Takac]

On Monday 13 August 2007 09:00:08 Les Gray wrote:
> On Monday 13 August 2007 08:28:10 James Takac wrote:
> > Hi Guys
> >
> > Have a friend that I have finally got used to Ubuntu. He's sick and tired
> > of having to fix windows and this time it would need a complete reinstall
> > to fix. So what he wants is to get rid of windows entirely (sys is
> > currently set to dual boot) but I don't think a complete reinstall of
> > Ubuntu is necessary as he thinks it to be. Can I in effect just redo the
> > current windows partion and format it ext3 or so and just modify the
> > entries in /boot/grub/menu.lst. Or will I need the live cd to boot from
> > and the re setup grub from there?
> >
> > James
>
> Hi James,
>
> I think that should be OK, as long as by "just modify the entries
> in /boot/grub/menu.lst" you mean just removing the entry for Windows, and
> not touching the Ubuntu ones. If grub was installed in the master boot
> record you shouldn't need to reinstall it in that situation.
>
> The only possible problem I can see is whether formatting the Windows
> partition will change the 'UUID' of the Ubuntu one. Current GRUB is set by
> default to find disk partitions according to UUID (that long number you see
> in menu.lst). If this number changes, Ubuntu won't boot. You would then
> have to reinstall GRUB using the live CD.
>
> Next release I would also wipe the drive and install the new Ubuntu on the
> first partition, as it's always better to have your OS on the fastest part
> of the drive.
>
> Les

Thx Les

You're the 3rd to respond so far and the basic theme seems to be a reinstall 
of ubuntu would be the best option. Looks like I'll go that way then

James