-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Crawford Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 14:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [vox-tech] BLASPHEMY (i.e., removing Linux from a dual-boot system)
After much wrangling and deliberating, I finally went and (very regretfully) removed Debian from my dual-boot Sony Vaio. Deleting the OS itself was easy enough -- I just used Partition Magic to delete the partitions and reformat them as NTFS partitions that I can use to store Windows files and data. (The reason I did this was because there wasn't enough space on this laptop for all of the Windows programs I wanted, and I already have three -- soon to be four -- Linux boxes in the house; I can live with one full Windows computer.) The problem is that LILO is still lurking on the computer; whenever I boot up the computer, it still offers me a choice whether to boot Windows or Linux. Is there a way to delete LILO so that I can simply boot right into Windows that won't require reinstalling WinXP? It is not necessarily a bad thing that LILO is still "lurking" on the computer - you could simply re-configure LILO to boot Windows automatically (assuming it is already booting your Windows partition with ease); i.e. you would not be presented with a screen at bootup and you would not have to worry about Windows not booting at all by altering your MBR. (I have had many a headache with dual-boot where Windows refused to boot after mods) _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
