Need a linux guru please

Ok I have a huge favor to ask all those who are linux experts. I got these netbooks for free. long story short they got issues but they work. I want to install windows xp. I am wondering if there is a way to install them as an administrator. side note there is password that was on the netbook and the guy who gave it to me has no idea what it was and i tried following the directions through the boot to reset but no luck there it wouldn’t let me type anything. So I am wondering if you can tell me how to bypass the password to install xp from another computer. Please please help me. Yes I know google is my friend but I have searched long and far and I am hoping you can team view it on your end and maybe bypass it through networking to my computer and installing xp on your end. I have a product key and a legit disk I just need an admin expert to take over for me if they have the free time to help me out. Thank you for your considering helping me
Answer #1
Ok, lets think first: IF you want to install xp you dont need to bother about linux… You will just erase all disk and install a new fresh XP.
Since it is a netbook either you have a external cd reader to boot your pc from CD or you need to create a bootable usbstick with windows xp install disk on it.
Answer #2
Just boot from the CD/DVD of Windows and format the partition with Linux so that you can install Windows on it.
Answer #3
You Can’t Inst@ll Windows ON LINUX OS.
Answer #4
Use Acronis Disk Director to delete linux partition and then u can install any OS !!!
Answer #5
PRiN@E replied: You Can't Inst@ll Windows ON LINUX OS.
And how is that?
Answer #6
If you wouldt like it to run side by side just install wubi on you’re pc en install it in a few steps
Tutorial
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide
Or you can do this!
John the Ripper (v1.7.0.1)
John the Ripper is a fast password cracker, currently available for many flavors of Unix (11 are officially supported, not counting different architectures), DOS, Win32, BeOS, and OpenVMS. Its primary purpose is to detect weak Unix passwords. Besides several crypt(3) password hash types most commonly found on various Unix flavors, supported out of the box are Kerberos AFS and Windows NT/2000/XP LM hashes, plus several more with contributed patches. Read more at www.openwall.com/john. Download links: John the Ripper 1.7.0.1 (1.32mb) A Pro version also exists on the author’s site, however that one costs money.
EBCD – Emergency Boot CD (v0.61 – October 2004)
EBCD is a bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of software or hardware faults. It is able to create backup copies of normally working system and restore system to saved state. It contains the best system software ever created, properly compiled and configured for the maximum efficient use. EBCD will be very useful when you need to:
Copy/move files (with long names, not necessary in CP437 encoding) from/to the disk but OS which can handle them (windows, Linux…) cannot boot. In particular, you may create a backup copy of normally installed and configured Windows and later restore Windows from such backup copy. So, in the case of fault OS itself and all software and its settings can be restored in 5-10 minutes.
Perform emergency boot of Windows NT / 2000 / XP. When the loader of this OS on the hard disk is damaged or misconfigured, you are able to load OS using another, standalone loader from this CD.
Recover master boot record of HDD. This allows to boot OS after incorrect uninstallation of custom loader (LILO, for example), which made all OS on your PC not bootable.
Delete, move, copy to file (image) and re-create partition from file. Image transfer over network is also supported: so you may configure one PC and then make contents of hard disks of other PCs same as contents of the hard disk of the first one.
Change password of any user, including administrator of Windows NT/2000/XP OS. You do not need to know the old password.
Recover deleted file, even file re-deleted from Windows Recycle Bin, and, in contrast, wipe single file or a whole disk so that it will be impossible to recover it in any way.
Recover data from accidentally formatted disk. Sometimes it helps to recover data from the disk, damaged by a virus.
Recover data from a floppy disk, which is not readable by OS. Format 3.5″ disk for 1.7 Mb size.
Also the disk includes full set of external DOS commands, console versions of the most popular archivers/compressors. Moreover, emergency boot CD includes minimal Linux distribution (Rescue Linux distribution) which may be very useful to a professional user. Read more at ebcd.pcministry.com. Download link: EBCD Pro distribution (18mb)
Answer #7
How do I boot to my external cd drive or usb disc because when it loads up the picture goes all weird like so its hard to know when to boot it
Thanks for all the tips
would one of you mind teamviewing for me to diagnose the issue?
Answer #8
could i use a virtial drive to install windows xp?
Answer #9
grantman2001 replied: could i use a virtial drive to install windows xp?
pm me your skype name or gtalk or something.