I have a triple boot system using lilo. It can boot win 98 and win XP Pro or mandrake linux 9.2.

I want to remove the mandrake partition which i can do with win XP Pro. I can just delete them with the disk management in win XP. But I want to restore the MBR so it gives me the windows boot loader, so I can boot either the win 98 or win xp. I have seen different commands but I am not sure what they do? Like I said I want to restore the windows boot loader.

Will this work ?-- " put in any winxp cd, use the repair mode and type 'fixmbr' at the prompt. " will that restore the windows boot loader? I need the windows dual boot

what does fdisk /mbr do? will it restore the MBR to a previous version allowing dual boot still? .


Just needed to verify cause i need to boot from both 98 and XP still.

the fdisk /mbr will delete you boot loader "restore it to default "

i use it all the time works good

so you alredy deleter your linux partition wright ?

or use thr restorembr program on the windowsXP disk.

where does the old windows boot loader get moved to when lilo takes its place in the MBR?

I havent deleted the linux partition yet...i dont want to untill i am sure what i am doing

"the fdisk /mbr will delete you boot loader restore it to default" ...does that mean the windows boot loader one that will give me the option of booting win 98 or win xp? is the default the windows boot loader????


does the restorembr program on the windowsXP disk take the previous windows boot loader?? the previous boot configuration that worked??

Thanx everyone for your help so far...still working on it. Windho's sux

Jim

is there any way to do this from linux? instead of having to use your xp boot cd?

I know the techs over at Totalsem can answer this question rather quickly.

Post this at www.totalsem.com/discussions

These are dedicated windows people.

Thorn