How to uninstall Ubuntu installed through the windows installer

Question

I installed Ubuntu 12.10 today using windows installer as I was using Windows 7 on My Dell Inspiron 1545 model.

It installed successfully but I can not connect to Wi Fi Network though it works perfectly fine on my Windows 7.

I tried to troubleshoot and install the drivers , but could not.

I want to uninstall Ubuntu now and reclaim my 15GB C space.

How should I do it now?

Solution

If you installed Ubuntu using Wubi then there will be an application in the folder where you installed Ubuntu with the name : uninstall-ubuntu. Run it to uninstall.

If you installed ubuntu permanantly then

• open Windows

• format the 15 GB partition

• Reboot with Windows installer CD

• Search for Repair Windows option and look for Grub Rescue or Boot Rescue or similar option.

Just make sure you have the Windows Installation CD with you before starting or its going to get messy.

Comments

[Evandro Silva]

By windows installer you mean WUBI?

[John]

I tried to uninstall using following link: youtube.com/watch?v=uUgf84bdYvg Now when I go to disk management I can see only NTFS partitions only. But when I restart my PC I find both Ubuntu and windows 7 options and I can log into Ubuntu as well. I tried searching for uninstall-ubuntu file but can not find it on my laptop. I need to install Ubuntu permanently . So if I make a bootable UBUNTU 12.10 pen drive and try to install , will I get rid of this Wubi Ubuntu version ?

[John]

I also tried askubuntu.com/questions/133533/… but again stuck at disk management as I can not see the Ubuntu partition

[VedVals]

Sorry for late reply.