I think you want fdisk /mbr. That will remove the Linux loader completely. Fdisk alone will not remove all of the linux loader and you will not be able to install Microsoft OS.
Jay Ehrhart Wide Area Network Manager A.S, MCSE, CNE, MCP+I, A+, Network+, I-Net+ Yolo County Office of Education 530-668-3729 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Farschad Torabi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how to install Grub without installing LINUX Michael Kalus, Formt c: /mbr does not work :^( Cheers Farschad At 09:31 AM 6/24/2003 -0400, you wrote: >Put in a DOS Bootdisk and once the boot prompt comes up type: > >Format c: /mbr > >That should write a clean boot record. (at least it did in the past :) ). > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Farschad Torabi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:29 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: how to install Grub without installing LINUX > > > > > > Hi, > > There is a problem using Grub. > > I had both Windows XP and Linux on the same PC and Grub was > > installed on MBR as the boot loader. Now I want to completely > > remove the Linux and install a freseh new XP. I used Fdisk to > > comletely repartition the hard > > disk and > > the problem arose when the XP installer began to restart the > > PC. As the GRUB was on MBR and MBR was not overwritten yet, > > it sends a prompt and does not let the XP installer to > > continue. what should I do?? > > > > Imagine the case that > > 1. I don't want to install Linux again. > > 2. I look for a choice to overwrite the MBR > > 3. I want the XP installer continue because after this period, it > > overwrites the MBR itself. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > Farschad Torabi > > Ph. D. Student > > Department of Mechanical Eng. > > University of Tehran > > Tehran / Iran > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > >-- >redhat-list mailing list >unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list Farschad Torabi Ph. D. Student Department of Mechanical Eng. University of Tehran Tehran / Iran [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
