major boot issues

[MDS]

my computer was running windows xp sp2, then i tried to make my pc a duel boot and put ubuntu on it, while installing ubuntu i removed my xp. but the installation for ubuntu failed at about 20%, so now i have no operating system at all. i have a windows 98 boot disk which i thought i could install then upgrade back to xp from there. but i am unable to install win98. i get this dumb error message every time, ( unable to install windows 98 ) because there is something wrong with my hard drive partition or something like that.
does anybody have any tips at all?

 

[The Dark]

Sound pretty bad. I'm not sure what you could do? Try reformatting your HDD then reinstall?

 

[wtp]

You won't be able to install windows 98 on that hard drive if its formated in NTFS.

I would put that hard drive in a working computer and format it. And then install XP and Ubuntu.

 

[MDS]

thanks wtp, i called the place where i bought my pc and they are going to give me a copy of winxp, so no worries thanks so much for ur help over msn

 

[wtp]

thanks wtp, i called the place where i bought my pc and they are going to give me a copy of winxp, so no worries thanks so much for ur help over msn

Oh good from there you can just delete everything.

 

[MDS]

yeah that was my plan, can you keep me added on msn to help me make my pc into a dual boot ( winxp/ ubuntu) once i get the xp disk? thanks

 

[teh 1337 pwner]

You can delete the wasted ubuntu partition using the built in partition manager in your live cd if you still have it

 

[wtp]

yeah that was my plan, can you keep me added on msn to help me make my pc into a dual boot ( winxp/ ubuntu) once i get the xp disk? thanks

Sure.

 

[Osmosis]

Your going to have to RE-partition the disk, I'm not sure if just formatting will actually revert the disc to being un-partitioned (unless you want it in halves :|). I try to stick away from partitioning disk, things can often go wrong.