Type: fdisk/mbr from ms-dos mode or a boot disk and this'll clear your boot record. ocasionally in some circumstances you will also need to set the active partition. saqib ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodney" <rodneylist@xxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup List" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: Unloading Linux > Hi all. > > I was having trouble installing Slackware Linux on a computer so I tried > it on my development hard drive. I was going to reinstall Windows on it > anyway so I tested the Slackware install and all went well. But now I > have to remove Linux and reinstall Windows 98 SE. > > The problem is that even though I repartitioned the hard drive and > reformatted it with my windows startup disk, the LILO menu still > appears. > > I assume the menu is written on the boot sector of the hard drive and my > reformatting does not erase it. > > Can anyone tell me how to totally clear my hard drive so I can do a > fresh install of a different OS? > > Rodney > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
