HELP WINDOWS XP

[Rashkae]

Doug Pollard wrote:

>     I think I know someting about dual booting or I know nothing about 
> it.  I have had at least three different dual boot systems over the last 
> couple of years.  I am doing video and some of quit large.  I have done 
> it in xp because I have Premeire that works very well. I really don't 

I appreciate the pragmatism of going with what works.  Whether be it
because Windows/Premiere really is a superior solution (and I believe,
at this point in time, it is.. Video editing open source is still very
pre-mature) or because it's what you know.

> is because  at 74 years old learning is  terribly slow.  At some point 

I think the work you've done so far, which far surpases what most people
would be willing to do, puts a lie to that statement.  Well seasoned you
may be sir, I would not call you slow :)

> those trying on line to help me get to a point where they start telling 
> me to read and learn about using linux and seem to feel I am wasting 
> their time because I am too lazy to put in the learning effort. I 
> understand too.

Although I'm sure some people felt that way, I think the vast majority
of people do not.  Sometimes, when someone is trying to do something
very complex, they need a grounding in basics.  If someone is suggesting
you step back and try this or that reading material to brush up your
skills, it's not because they are trying to brush you off.  Whether you
have the time and patience, or whether it's worthwhile for you to pursue
this direction of self-improvement is only up to you, but the people
telling you thus are really only trying to help if that is indeed what
you want to do.

>     I need to get the video done so I will likely have to go back to Xp 
> to use Premeire to make my video.
>     So anyway I understand this fellow wanting to remove ubuntu.  If you 
> are using it unsuccessfully you need to get it out of the way so you can 
> get your work done.  If I have to take it out again I will be very 
> reluctant to reinstall it and will likely play with it off a dvd instead.

If I understand the fundamental problems you have to Installing and
removal, it seems to me the problem with your Unix education is lack of
disk space.  There are several easy and inexpensive solutions to that.
(Inexpensive compared to the time you spend installing/removing an OS to
make room available).. discuss it with your local friendly computer
technician.

>     I think linux would do well to provide an easy way to erase the 
> program so some would be less reluctant to install it.  I have heard 
> several people say they installed it and had a heck of a time getting 
> rid of it.

Getting rid of Ubuntu, or any other OS, is trivial. Alas, it needs to be
done from the other system.. that is, if you want to remove Ubuntu, you
do it from Windows.  If you want to remove Windows, you do it from
Ubuntu.  the same goes for any other Operating system.  The irony
therefore is, "How do I remove Ubuntu" is not a ubuntu question.

Windows does give an easy to to remove Ubuntu and restore Windows.  But
in this case, the OP needs to get back into Windows.  (And preferably,
do so without nuking his hard drive and going through the pain of
re-installation.)