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01-01-2004, 03:23 PM
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Registered: Dec 2003
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uninstalling grub on windows xp
could anyone tell me how to uninstall the grub/lilo boot loader? It was installed in the MBR so when i try to uninstall linux, i can't access windows.
thanks in advance.
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01-01-2004, 03:34 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Sep 2003
Location: Danville, VA
Distribution: Slackware, Windows, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X
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put in a windows boot floppy and run fdisk /mbr
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01-01-2004, 03:46 PM
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Registered: Aug 2002
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Use the XP install CD and boot to recovery mode, then use fixmbr utility to remove grub/lilo
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01-01-2004, 03:51 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Sep 2003
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Use the XP install CD and boot to recovery mode, then use fixmbr utility to remove grub/lilo
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nice one. i didn't know about that utility. haven't really used xp much. nice to know just the same. |
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