From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tabris Subject: Re: how to remove Grub Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 13:29:09 -0500 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <200301031329.11129.tabris@tabris.net> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20030102071047.00bb7e88@mail.comcast.net> <200301030838.24728.genright@paradise.net.nz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: In-Reply-To: <200301030838.24728.genright@paradise.net.nz> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: glenn Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 02 January 2003 02:38 pm, glenn wrote: > On Fri, 03 Jan 2003 1:18 am, Chris wrote: > > Does anyone know how to remove/uninstall the Grub loader from Red > > Hat 8.0? > > > > I've been dual booting my PC between WinXP and RH8, but have now > > set up a separate PC in an attempt to learn Linux without fear of > > destroying what I have on my XP box, and would like to restore it > > back to XP only. > > > > With DOS/Win9x I'd just use "FDISK /MBR" to remove LILO, but I'm > > not sure what to do with XP and Grub. Is it the same procedure? > > > > Thank you, > > Chris > > Firstly, is XP on the same physical disk drive as linux or a seperate > disk. > > If they are on the same drive then using the /mbr option will prevent > you booting onto XP as well. However if the drive is phisically > seperate then go ahead and clean it up. w00t the fuque? howso? the only problem will be that the windows partition needs to be set bootable. otherwise, i don't see the problem. care to enlighten me? > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs - -- The help people need most urgently is help in admitting that they need help. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+FdZ1tTgrITXtL+8RAo9OAJwJ3HFJWbGAf7mIFlQbWqgic3d7kACeLje4 WlEyZXVxUAlvhNG6zGKZgmQ= =3ORK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs