Help, I can't get rid of LILO!

Question

Ok this is really stupid. I have no idea how to run MS-DOS in windows XP, they must have taken out something because for the life of me I can't do it. Oh, and I can't use a boot disk either since I don't have a floppy drive. AGGGGHHHH. In case you are wondering, I want MS-DOS so that I can use fdisk /mbr. I recently Uninstalled Linux and I still need to uninstall LILO. Someone please give me an alternate way to get this done. Thank you so much.   -Krazy

micmaxe · Answer

Start the Windows XP Recovery Console. At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt type FIXMBR and press enter. Type EXIT and press enter, restart the computer.

Zanchin · Answer

Hello,I bought a Dell Inspiron 6400 laptop in April and I plan to install Linux (Fedora Core 5 for instance) in dual-boot. In order to do so, I will probably use the GRUB boot loader in the MBR.GRUB will overwrite my current boot loader.Do you think I will still be able to use Dell Restore PC with Ctrl+F11 afterwards?If not, will I be able to recover this functionnality afterwards? Any input on that issue is welcome...Thanks in advance!Zanchin

t.lauckner · Answer

I think (well, I'm not shure) that the recovery comes from DELL's own Bios in combination with the ("hidden") backup partitions. On my Inspiron 9400, there are two of them. Therefore changing the MBR will probably not inhibit you from recovering your system, if you

1) leave these partitions untouched and
2) change back to the original partition structure before rescuing

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Help, I can't get rid of LILO!

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