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RE: [PLUG] Uninstalling Linux
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Bob Schwier said:
> lilo -u only works if it really did back up the original information.
> That was my problem. I had to hand copy an MBR as per advice from
> Norton Utilities (Version 8, page B-66) and then repair the partition
> table. Because of other problems, I have not repaired the Linux
> partition except to make it bootable from floppy disk. Other problems
> got in my way, you know, life.
>
> Anyway, my nephew blessed me with a working 8088 IBM XT replete with
> original hardware such as a full size 5 1/4 drive and a full size ten
> meg hard drive. This wonder is a museum piece. Does anybody know a
> museum to give it to?
http://www.computerhistory.org/
> bs
>
>
> On Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Bradley Molnar wrote:
>
>> lilo -u uninstalls lilo and reverts to the previously installed MBR
>> (at least in theory it does that - my experience would suggest
>> otherwise). More likly, you will need to run, from a dos prompt,
>> fdisk /mbr to 'restore' the mbr and make only the first dos partition
>> bootable. From here, you can easily delete the linux parition and
>> reformat it to be something more windows friendly (fat16/fat32).
>>
>> One other way to handle this is to set lilo to auto boot windows after
>> 0 seconds and take linux off the boot menu (you are going to delete it
>> anyway).
>>
>> >From here, lilo just boots windows only. It takes out one step where
>> you
>> could really mess stuff up.
>>
>> just my ideas
>> -brad
>>
>> ---
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>> At the Stars
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org
>> [mailto:plug-admin@lists.phillylinux.org]On Behalf Of Lawrence Goodman
>> Sent: Monday, 9 September 2002 12:07 PM
>> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
>> Subject: [PLUG] Uninstalling Linux
>>
>>
>> A newbie asks:
>> I need to uninstall linux from my computer. I have windows 98 running
>> on one partition, caldera openlinux 2.4 on the other. I created these
>> partitions using Partition Magic.
>>
>> I went to Caldera's website for instructions and was told to "root run
>> lilo -u." Frankly, I am not sure how to do that since I went to the
>> terminal typed "run lilo -u" and was told there was no run command.
>>
>> Also, what do I do after run lilo -u. Can I use Partition Magic to
>> then erase the Linux partition entirely. Do I have to rewrite the boot
>> loader in anyway?
>>
>> My goal is NOT to have to erase the Windows partition.
>>
>> Thanks so much for your help and this website!
>>
>> Lawrence Goodman
>>
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