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From: "Thomas Ward" <tward@bright.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Unloading Linux
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:17:57 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <00ad01c1a9ab$efc5bd60$0100a8c0@tward> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000b01c1a99c$f64cb8a0$0200a8c0@wall1.pa.home.com>

Hi, to remove lilo you must insert your Windows boot disk, and type

fdisk /mbr

This will restore the mbr to a Windows fs.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rodney <rodneylist@home.com>
To: Speakup List <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:46 AM
Subject: Unloading Linux


> Hi all.
>  
> I was having trouble installing Slackware Linux on a computer so I tried
> it on my development hard drive.  I was going to reinstall Windows on it
> anyway so I tested the Slackware install and all went well.  But now I
> have to remove Linux and reinstall Windows 98 SE.
>  
> The problem is that even though I repartitioned the hard drive and
> reformatted it with my windows startup disk, the LILO menu still
> appears.
>  
> I assume the menu is written on the boot sector of the hard drive and my
> reformatting does not erase it.
>  
> Can anyone tell me how to totally clear my hard drive so I can do a
> fresh install of a different OS?
>  
> Rodney    
> 
> 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~ UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Rodney
 ` Saqib Shaikh
 ` Kirk Wood
   ` Rodney
 ` Terry Cudney
 ` Thomas Ward [this message]
 ` Mitchell
   ` Rodney
 ` Gregory Nowak
   ` Chris Peterson
     ` Mitchell
       ` Geoff Shang
         ` Gregory Nowak
         ` Thomas Ward
         ` Shaun Oliver
     ` Kirk Reiser
       ` Chris Peterson
         ` HTML email (was Unloading Linux) Kirk Wood
       ` Unloading Linux Amanda Lee
         ` Angelo Sonnesso
           ` Janina Sajka
 ` Pete
   ` Gregory Nowak
     ` Pete
   ` Kirk Wood
   ` Thomas Ward
     ` Pete

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