If you have a custom boot disk for mandrake, the simplest thing is
probably to load DOS from a floppy and type fdisk /mbr. This will
reformat your master boot record DOS style, which means that you won't
be able to boot linux. But you should be able to get into windows, and
you can boot linux from the floppy.
After that you will probably want to play with your lilo.conf file in
/etc/lilo.conf.
Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: To: Cc: Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 5:00 PM Subject: RE:
[newbie]
> Help with Mandrake install .... > The only options I get are: > linux
> floppy > > Regards. > > M > > > > > you should be able to hit TAB at the
> prompt and get a list of OS to > load. > > > > At 03:16 PM 4/13/00
> +0100, you wrote: > > >I found that typing windows at the LILO loader
> also failed. Try typing > DOS > > >instead. It worked for me. > > > > >
> >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000
> 3:03 PM > > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Subject: [newbie]
> Help with Mandrake install .... > > >> > > >> I'm newcomer to Linux/PC.
> > > >> > > >> I tried to install Mandrake Linux V7.0 on my PC. I used
> the latest > > >> cdrom.img file from the web as the one on the CD-ROM
> is thought to > be > > >> faulty. > > >> > > >> I used the recommended
> settings. > > >> > > >> Although linux is installed correctly, I can't
> boot in Windows. > > >> > > >> Can anyone help. > > >> > > >> Regards. >
> > >> > > >> Mungal. > > > > > > > > > > > > >
>
