News to me. All fdisk /mbr ever did for me was to remove lilo.
Glen
On Saturday 04 August 2001 02:23 pm, you wrote:
> you can use the ms dos or windows dos bootable fdisk/mbr
>
> you do not the the linux/unix fdisk to fix the partition table
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glen <gurensan@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: slug@nks.net <slug@nks.net>
> Date: Saturday, August 04, 2001 1:59 PM
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Removing Linux and i'm having trouble?...Need help
> ASAP!!!
>
> >You need to use a Unix version of fdisk (the linux one works) to wipe out
>
> the
>
> >partition table. The DOS one just complains about other partition types
> > but won't do anything about them.
> >
> > Glen
> >
> >On Saturday 04 August 2001 01:43 am, you wrote:
> >> I know, your asking why would anyone un-install Linux to install
> >> Windows, Right, well i need to use my laptop for something else, i'll
> >> put Linux
>
> back
>
> >> on at a later date.
> >>
> >> When you un-install Linux, and try to format the drive (FAT/FAT32/NTFS)
> >> i cant seem to get in completely clean. I had installed Red Hat 7.1, and
> >> i formated, re-partioned the drive and i still get the boot loader of
>
> Linux.
>
> >> How do i wipe the drive clean so i can install another OS?
> >>
> >> Richard
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