Re: [ubuntu-uk] Removing Windows dual boot

2011-03-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 18/03/11 08:41, bod...@googlemail.com wrote: That sort of thing is character building :) But as is different from Windows, pretty quick and painless..:-) -- My Alternative Computing Blog -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Removing Windows dual boot

2011-03-18 Thread bodsda
] Removing Windows dual boot -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Removing Windows dual boot

2011-03-18 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 18 March 2011 00:08, Rob Beard wrote: > On 17/03/11 21:31, Neil Greenwood wrote: > >> If you really want to convert, you have to delete the extended >> partition and create a new primary partition. >> >> Otherwise, if there's room, you could reformat the ex-Windows >> partition and copy the Ubu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Removing Windows dual boot

2011-03-18 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
On 17/03/11 13:21, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: I have a dual-boot machine - Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04. I'm looking to remove the Windows part but unfortunately the Ubuntun install is on an extended partition. Is there any way to convert that extended partition to the active partition, or do I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Removing Windows dual boot

2011-03-17 Thread Rob Beard
On 17/03/11 21:31, Neil Greenwood wrote: If you really want to convert, you have to delete the extended partition and create a new primary partition. Otherwise, if there's room, you could reformat the ex-Windows partition and copy the Ubuntu partition into it, then delete the old Ubuntu partiti

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Removing Windows dual boot

2011-03-17 Thread Neil Greenwood
On 17 March 2011 13:21, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: > I have a dual-boot machine - Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04. I'm looking to > remove the Windows part but unfortunately the Ubuntun install is on an > extended partition. Is there any way to convert that extended partition to > the active partitio

[ubuntu-uk] Removing Windows dual boot

2011-03-17 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
I have a dual-boot machine - Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04. I'm looking to remove the Windows part but unfortunately the Ubuntun install is on an extended partition. Is there any way to convert that extended partition to the active partition, or do I have to reformat and re-install? -- My Alternat