Restore to factory settings on ubuntu

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Brendan Mcgowan

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I installed ubuntu on a alienware x51 with windows 7 pre-installed that i bought off a friend (it was restored to factory settings) but now i cant get windows back and want linux gone.I cant do it from BIOS and i cant do it from windows so how do i remove EVERYTHING so its back at factory settings? I have tried a boot disc and that is not detected. I also downloaded a windows 7 installation disc (its Cracked) and that only boots in legacy mode
 
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ddpruitt

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First restore your MBR, plenty of places online will explain how to do this. Then delete the extra partitions from Windows, again Google provides a useful service here. Finally either expand your windows partition to fill the space or create a new one and mount it as a new drive, again search for ways to do this. All in all this can be done in a few minutes (plus 5 or so minutes Googling uninstall Ubuntu).
 
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when installing ubuntu did you use the whole hard drive option?
if yes you are completely doomed but follow these steps.
go to step 3 on the link above.
if it does not work you will need to install windows 7 from the begining.download and install drivers and activate them with the key that was included.there should be a sticker somewhere with the windows key.
 
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