From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cpe-203-45-208-142.qld.bigpond.net.au ([203.45.208.142] helo=jolt.blitz-technology.net ident=mail) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 16W0iJ-0001TJ-00 for ; Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:48:13 -0500 Received: from mjs by jolt.blitz-technology.net with local (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16Vz47-0002OH-00 for ; Thu, 31 Jan 2002 05:02:35 +1100 Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 05:02:35 +1100 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Unloading Linux Message-ID: <20020130180235.GC9096@blitz-technology.net> References: <000b01c1a99c$f64cb8a0$0200a8c0@wall1.pa.home.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000b01c1a99c$f64cb8a0$0200a8c0@wall1.pa.home.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i From: Mitchell Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.7 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: you need to reset the master boot record on your windows drive, note this *may* make windows unbootable. at a dos prompt fdisk /mbr will remove lilo fro mthe boot record. Later! >>From Mitchell On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 09:46:54AM -0500, Rodney wrote: > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >