Re: how to remove the LILO from my harddisk MBR

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From: john
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 00:00

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***** writes:
> MS Windows fdisk will remove non-microsoft partitions.  It is one of the
> options for fdisk.

Yes.

> When you have removed the Linux partition(s), use
> fdisk /mbr that will remove any trace of LILO and Linux.

fdisk /mbr will replace the lilo boot loader with a DOS one, but "removing"
the Linux partition does not actually remove anything.  It just edits the
partition table.  The data is all still there until you overwrite it.
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From: john@dhh.gt.org
Subject: Re: how to remove the LILO from my harddisk MBR
Date: 1998/11/22
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