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wipe linux, install windows

  • 04-03-2004 4:44pm
    #1
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Alarming as the subject may sound :) my friend wants his laptop back tomorrow, with windows 2000 on it.
    I've been mucking about with linux on it, but I don't need to save anything, just wipe and go.

    So, I boot with a windows boot floppy, fdisk the partitions away and format /mbr, right?

    Anything else to be taken into account?


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  • #2
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Anything else to be taken into account?

    Your "FRIEND" is a candidate for a full frontal labotomy reversal ....

    I hear they are poineering it at "Easy linux conversions.com".

    /glaces sideways


  • #3
    Emboss
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,163 ✭✭✭Emboss


    Originally posted by pickarooney
    Alarming as the subject may sound :) my friend wants his laptop back tomorrow, with windows 2000 on it.
    I've been mucking about with linux on it, but I don't need to save anything, just wipe and go.

    So, I boot with a windows boot floppy, fdisk the partitions away and format /mbr, right?

    Anything else to be taken into account?

    If you're just putting a fresh install of windows 2k

    forget linux is there

    boot of the cd and install as you would anyway.


  • #4
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Will that definitely get rid of LILO?


  • #5
    phaxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭phaxx


    Yup, you won't need to fdisk /mbr or anything.


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