The DOS fdisk command with the /mbr paramerter should wipe out LILO.
On 26 Apr 2002 at 15:44, Alexander Gallichon wrote: > Alright, on the behalf of this friend of a friend who recently installed > mandrake, here's the problem, he wasn't supposed to install mandrake. > > To be more specific the kids problem lies with LILO's presence on the > MBR. His father is to arrive home sometime in the next three hours and > isn't to know of linux's existence on the disk as he feels that it's > pirated or something and his son wasn't supposed to be playing around > with such things as the OS. > > His situation is like this, he's dual-booting Windows XP and Mandrake > and he needs to get rid of LILO (he's got a boot floppy). I showed him > some links that may have related information like the Linux > Documentation Project and other useful places but nothing has yet to > work. > > He's a bit strapped for time (3 hours mentioned above) so at > approx.6:30pm this is no longer a problem for better or worse. > > If you've got any advice and have a grudge against 'reply-all' then his > e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Most covertly, > > Alex Gallichon > > PS I realize this deceitfulness is wrong, but another Linux user may > come out of his success. > > > -- Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Associate Director Boston Linux and Unix user group http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9 PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9 ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
