Microsoft KB Article: How to Remove Linux and Install Windows XP

While hunting around today for information on the Windows XP bootloader, I ran across a very interesting Microsoft Knowledge Base article #314458 titled How to Remove Linux and Install Windows XP. The article introduction reads:

This article explains how to remove the Linux operating system from your computer and install Windows XP. This article assumes that Linux is already installed on your computer’s hard disk, that Linux native and Linux swap partitions are in use (which are incompatible with Windows XP), and that there is no free space left on the hard disk.

I scratched my head, at first, wondering why something like this would need to be published. Although many usability advances have taken place in the Linux world over the past few years, most people who install Linux these days can navigate their way around partition tables, master boot records and other “advanced” topics. The answer to this question can be found as a direct response to the influx of cheap computers at Walmart, Fry’s Electronics (Outpost), and other online retailers offering Linux pre-installed. Although the only thing I want to know now is how a consumer feels when they purchase a $200 computer and put another $130 into purchasing a copy of Windows XP?

March 13, 2006 | Filed Under Tech/Gadgets 

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