I haven't used the boot loader in partition magic, but if you can get in windows
go to run and type msconfig and check the autoexe and see if it's being started
there. at the same time if you can get to a command prompt type fdisk /mbr
which will remove anything in the master boot record and let winblows re take
control of booting. You must make sure that partition magic isn't being
loaded by the autoexe or config sys.
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> Hello list.
>
> I'm having a heck of a time with the "macmillian-mandrake complete linux
> OS 6.5"
> I followed the instructions to a tee. I even had linux running for a
> short while...
> however, I could not figure how to get rid of partition magic. Every
> time I started the computer, it would boot partition magic, and follow
> some endless cycle or rebooting <-> partition magic. Even when I
> initially installed linux, I had to use F5 to break out of this cycle.
>
> In the short run, I figured that I must of messed something up. So I
> uninstalled the linux partition on safe mode in win98 (only way past
> "partition magic"). I then attempted to reinstall another partition for
> linux. However, after this new partition was created, I went into win98
> "safe mode" to deinstall partition magic, without deleting the linux
> partition.
>
> I'm now totally, utterly devastated. Neither OS works, and I am stuck
> in some endless cycle, where a question asks if I want exit dos mode
> into windows mode-> reboot-> the question again.
>
> ahhhhhhhhh... this is enough to make a preacher cuss. I really need
> win98 to operate again
>
> Please help!
> Harold Ensley
