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Is there a way to do a fresh install of just Ubuntu and wipe the hard drive completely?

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http://askubuntu.com – I have an older HP laptop that came with Vista. Instead of installing Win8, I installed Ubuntu as an application where it prompts for Windows or Ubuntu during the boot process. Well, Windows has not been booting for a year... I think it was crushed by a virus. I'm happily using Ubuntu but I'm wondering if there's a way to do a fresh install of just Ubuntu and wipe the hard drive completely with this unique setup where Ubuntu is attached to Windows but I can't get into Windows? (HowTos)

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Submitted by Songlist on 10/04/2012

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