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Re: Dual Boot Help

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From: ^ShakeN^
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 00:00
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boot to DOS and type; fdisk/mbr
this will cleam LILO off of the MBR.

jay <jneff@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:84jmb8$i3g$1@news1.mpx.com.au...
> If you can boot from linux cdrom boot off that then try upgrade go ok
untill
> it comes up to where do you want lilo installed, don't go master boot but
to
> begining of linux par. or whatever it says. # can't remember. If that
fails
> install again only don't us master boot record.
>
> Steve <wswr@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:84c7tr$dpv$1@bob.news.rcn.net...
> > I had Linux and Windows dual boot installed.
> > Problem now is i uninstalled Linux and used
> > the program from Partition magic to delete
> > the partitions but when i boot my computer
> > i am still getting the option Lilo boot:
> > at this point if i don't type DOS then it still tries to
> > load Linux and it no longer is installed.
> > How do i get rid of the dual boot option?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > --
> > ==========
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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Date: 2000/01/04
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