Re: [newbie] Cleanup a failed install

[Jo�o Candido Araujo Milasch Filho]

I'm sorry, i didnt saw the beggining of the discussion. But ill put my points here. when i do something that i mess up my system, and i want to reinstall it, i just put my installation cd, boot from it, use the same partitions for the new install, but i check the "format" option. so, before the file copy starts, the install program will format and clear the files.   when i dont want to reinstall, i do like you said. execute partition magic, delete the partitions where i've installed linux before, and resize my other OS partition or just live it for the next install.   to clear out lilo from the boot, i just execute fdisk with the option "/mbr". If you are executing windows nt or nt technologies based windows, boot from a 98 floppy disk where you have fdisk.exe and execute the "fdisk /mbr". That will clear out lilo from the mbr.   i hope i helped   Milasch ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Bagwell To: Mandrake Newbie List Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 11:20 AM Subject: [newbie] Cleanup a failed install I have now several suggestions and "howtos" on cleaning up my failed install from you kind people -many thanks - Seems that removing partitions for the Linux install is the answer - I am now doing what all said do - backing up to another drive on my LAN -   I notice that Partition Magic offers the option to "Delete partition" - anything wrong with using that?   I am now wondering if I should somehow delete the LILO or can I just leave it . My next effort is to try to install Morphix to disk - it among others was the only version that installed (the versions that work wholly from bootable CDs ) and it offers desktop icon to install to disk - (perfect for a real newbie)