hi, can anyone please assist me as in how to get rid of GRUB.
I have a HP compac presario Laptop. I was trying to install PCQlinux on it. The Cd from which i was installing gave an error saying it cant read from the cd..So i had to restart my system. on reboot it gave a grub error.. so i again rebooted my sustem using linux boot cd and deleted the partition..thiking dat my problem could b solved.. but the Grub still exists.. n the bad part of it is that when i boot from Xp cd (n when it reaches the Install or repair xp stuff) i get a message saying no hard drive founnd.. Plizzzz help to get rid of this grub

What model presario do you have?

You don't get rid of the Grub bootloader by deleting the Linux partition. The grub bootloader files are resident on the Master Boot Record of your hard drive and are not deleted by removing the Linux partition. In fact, by deleting the partition, you deleted the Grub reference files that allow Grub to boot properly.

Since you are getting the no disk found error, I assume you do not have XP installed. The Windows disk needs a valid partition on the hard drive to identify a place to install to, whether it be a Fat32 or NTFS partition.

I assume that you also have a full version of the windows XP installation disk?

In any case, use the rescue CD to make a valid fat32 partition and you then can install XP.

If you want to install a Linux flavor, then make sure that you have a valid Linux disk.

Did you burn this Linux disk, or was it obtained elsewhere?

Your laptop hardware may be at issue, as well. Many HP, Compaq and Gateway systems have proprietary hardware that are made to work with Windows. Getting Linux to install and run properly, can sometimes be a challenge, because of these hardware configurations in Laptops built to run in a Windows environment.