mac said:
I have Linux Mandrake installed in a second HD but the LILO is in my Boot
Record. How do I get rid of LILO? - Before I reformat the second HD?
You need to rewrite master boot code, and probably set the XP partition
as Active. Easiest is with a Win98 startup floppy, boot to Minimal boot
and give
FDISK /MBR
FDISK
and use the 'Set partition active', selecting the XP one.
Or - not quite so easy - Set the BIOS to boot CD before Hard Disk. Boot
the XP CD and, instead of Setup, take the immediate R for Repair.
Assume any password requested is blank, and TAB over.
FixMbr
will write the code, but then to set the partition active needs
diskpart
and then the subcommands to it
list partition
so as to find the partition that has XP and the number n of it, use
that in
Select partition n
active
exit