Unloading Linux

Saqib Shaikh ss at saqibshaikh.com
Wed Jan 30 09:55:39 EST 2002


Type:
fdisk/mbr
from ms-dos mode or a boot disk and this'll clear your boot record.
ocasionally in some circumstances you will also need to set the active
partition.

saqib

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rodney" <rodneylist at home.com>
To: "Speakup List" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:46 PM
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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