AR> Hi!
AR> I am unclear about how exactly somebody can remove linux from a multi-boot AR> machine. I am interested in two cases: AR> a) the machine already is multi-boot with, say, Windows98 and Windows2000 AR> installed. When linux is installed, linux places lilo in the mbr and lilo AR> gives give the option to either select linux or windows in which case a menu AR> to choose between W98 and W2000 appears. AR> b) a machine only has W2000 and linux is added. AR> To remove linux - I was told that one only needs to boot with DOS and type AR> the command "fdisk/mbr". This then removes lilo from the master boot AR> record. So fine so good. But HOW does it place the "loader" which gives AR> the choice between W98 and W2000 (in the first case above) or how does it AR> then allow for the selection of W2000 in the second case. fdisk/mbr AR> "cleans" the mbr - but it should not replace the windows options back into AR> the mbr, right? AR> Thanks for your help! AR> Andrei Well, there is no "cleaning of mbr" actually. Fdisk /mbr just re-writes the mbr. You can do it with "fdisk /mbr" to make windows rewrite it, or do a "lilo -U" to make lilo write the original mbr that it had backed up. W2K and W98 multiboot is not limited to mbr. If you investigate more, you will see that in the c: there are files like ntloader.exe , xxx.bin or stuff like that. As they are not at the mbr, they are not affected by lilo. When lilo boots C:, it boots nt loader, that is the MS multiboot menu. Regards, Onur Kucuk _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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