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Rob Ward wrote:
> 
> I have installed the really good LILO on my boot sector on the
> C: drive and I would now like to take it off and reformat the
> drive.  I have serched the RedHat and Slackware style CD distributions
> but can't find how to do it.  Any assistance would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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> 
> Rob Ward (@ Ballarat Netconnect)
> robward@netconnect.com.au

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Yon Han Chong <Y.H.Chong@cranfield.ac.uk> writes:
> 
> I have decided to remove Linux from a PC. I know I have to use "format"
> from DOS but forgot with what options. Help!

You probable want to use fdisk to delete the linux partition, and make
it into a DOS partition.  Then format it with the /s flag.

If you installed LILO, then you need to do "fdisk /mbr" from DOS as
well.

Paul.
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