how to remove suse and not disturb windows?

[claudia]

hi...well i have installed linux(suse) on my laptop with a 50gb partition...now i want to remove suse n reclaim that drive so i can use it for windows(vista home basic)...but the thing is that once linux is removed...windows won't boot...so can u please help n tell me what to do...

 

[Hefemeister]

Moved to the open source forum for you. While it is a laptop the Guru's of open source will be better served to answer your question.

 

[kmote]

Just installing vista over that partition should work fine.

 

[KSoD]

It sounds like Vista is already installed. If so just use the steps listed in this link:

Recovering the Vista Bootloader from the DVD - NeoSmart Technologies Wiki

to recover the Vista Boot Loader.

 

[claudia]

i don't have the vista dvd