Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-23 Thread Ernest N. Wilcox Jr.
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Tyler Hansen wrote: | I have just purchased Linux-Mandrake and decided to install it on one of my | computers. I decided to let it have all three of the HDD's. Now that I | have installed it I want to try other things such as a duel boot, but all I | have is

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-23 Thread Dave Bukove
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. wrote: On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Tyler Hansen wrote: | I have just purchased Linux-Mandrake and decided to install it on one of my | computers. I decided to let it have all three of the HDD's. Now that I | have installed it I want to try other

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-22 Thread Matt Stegman
Whoa... a little bit of disinformation in here. Seems people are confused about what NT does and doesn't do on install. I hope this clears some things up: Okay...first...in order to install another OS...you must FIRST install the other OS, THEN linux. Nah, that's just the easier way to do

RE: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread Ken Wilson
Try using the DOS fdisk command. 'fdisk mbr' should get rid of Lilo on your master boot record. After that just install Windows on the drive you want and then re-install your Linux and run Lilo again. -Original Message- From: Tyler Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: December 21,

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread Kit
Okay...first...in order to install another OS...you must FIRST install the other OS, THEN linux. in order to get a new fresh re-installI believe you must first use the command: fdisk/mbr this will take out the LILO ...and allow you to then install winNT...then re-install linux. use your

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread MickeyMutant
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, you wrote: I have just purchased Linux-Mandrake and decided to install it on one of my computers. I decided to let it have all three of the HDD's. Now that I have installed it I want to try other things such as a duel boot, but all I have is Linux right now. If I

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread M Thompson
It appears that you allowed LILO to modify your MBR when you first installed Linux. It also appears that the MBR is not being adjusted when you install NT. If you backed up your MBR before installing linux, just put the original MBR back on the drive. If you didn't keep a copy of the

RE: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread michael perry
If you happen to have a Western digital disk, then I found that if you use their disk instalation utilities it will wipe the disk completely clean, quick format it and basicly make it ready for Dos/Win use. You can download this utility from their site for free. At 06:49 21/12/99 -0800, you

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread J.R. Sielbeck
, December 22, 1999 11:02 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie! If you happen to have a Western digital disk, then I found that if you use their disk instalation utilities it will wipe the disk completely clean, quick format it and basicly make it ready for Dos/Win use. You

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread John Aldrich
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, you wrote: I have just purchased Linux-Mandrake and decided to install it on one of my computers. I decided to let it have all three of the HDD's. Now that I have installed it I want to try other things such as a duel boot, but all I have is Linux right now. If I

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread Dan Ferris
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, you wrote: I have just purchased Linux-Mandrake and decided to install it on one of my computers. I decided to let it have all three of the HDD's. Now that I have installed it I want to try other things such as a duel boot, but all I have is Linux right now. If I

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread Chris Young
At 03:39 PM 21.12.99 -0700, you wrote: On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, you wrote: I have just purchased Linux-Mandrake and decided to install it on one of my computers. I decided to let it have all three of the HDD's. Now that I have installed it I want to try other things such as a duel boot, but

Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie!

1999-12-21 Thread J.R. Sielbeck
Message - From: Chris Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Uninstall? Please Help a Newbie! At 03:39 PM 21.12.99 -0700, you wrote: On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, you wrote: I have just purchased Linux-Mandrake and decided