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win2000/linux dual boot undo
Name: Damian Gibbs Date: September 9, 2002 at 09:55:15 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 server CPU/Ram: 600 Mhz 490MB RAM
Comment:
Hi I have had a dual boot of windows 2000 and mandrake linux for a few months, but I find going back and forth between the two highly annoying, so I would like to get rid of the linux boot. This is how my computer is set up. The linux drive is the primary drive and lilo controls where to boot, unfortunantly I cannot boot into linux any more for some reason. (I hav'nt done that much research into it) Is there a way to get rid of my linux partition and make it boot into windows again automatically? Thanks for any help
Name: SHAAN Date: September 9, 2002 at 10:47:14 Pacific
Reply:
Use Partition Magic v7. format the linux partition back to Fat32 format, and merge it with the win2k.. if you get a booting error use a bootdisk and get into dos and type fdisk /mbr and now it will load striaght to win2k :)
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Response Number 2
Name: jacko Date: September 9, 2002 at 15:31:26 Pacific
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Boot with a win98 boot floppy and type fdisk /mbr and that will delete lilo.
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