Re: How do I return to Win 98

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From: feend
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:02

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Magillanix wrote:

> Gilles & Jacinthe wrote:
> 
> 
>>Linux doesnt run my fucking winmodem, and is very slugish on my
>>dinosaure laptop...
>>
>>For now I wish  to format everything and return with Microshaft.
>>
>>When I boot <a:format c:/u> I get the message "Cannot format a network
>>drive".
>>
>>I rearranged differnet BIOS settings but to no avail...
>>
>>PLEASE HELP ME.................................
>>
>>Gilles
>>
> 
> run fdisk from the boot disk and delete linux partition, then create a new 
> partition using the same fdisk then reboot with the boot disk format c:
> 

Hi, if you have LILO on the MBR of the HDD don't forget to fdisk /mbr.
This command will over write LILO W/ a default Microsloth Boot Record.
Hope this helps.
Feend

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