To remove Red Hat Linux, you'll need to remove the LILO information from your
Master Boot Record (MBR).
There are several ways to remove LILO from the MBR. If you are using
Linux, you can replace the MBR with an earlier, saved version of the
MBR using the following command:
In DOS, NT, ME, and Windows 95, you can use
fdisk to create a new MBR with the
undocumented flag /mbr. Windows 98 does not come
with fdisk. To remove LILO, Windows 98
users will have to reinstall Windows 98. This will
only rewrite the MBR to boot the primary DOS
partition. The command should look like:
If you want to remove Linux from a hard drive, and you attempted to
use the default DOS fdisk, you will
experience the "Partitions exist but they don't exist" problem. The
best way to remove non-DOS partitions is with a tool that
understands partitions other than DOS.
You can do this with your Red Hat Linux installation CD-ROM or from a boot
diskette you have created by typing
linux expert at the boot:
prompt, such as:
Select the option to install (rather than upgrade). When you get to
the partitioning section, choose
fdisk. In
fdisk, type p to
print out your partition numbers; then remove the Linux partitions
with the d command. When you're satisfied
with the changes you've made, you can quit with a
w, and your changes will be saved to disk. If
you've deleted too much, type q to quit
without changes.
When your partitions have been removed, you can reboot with
[Ctrl]-[Alt]-[Del]
rather than continue with the installation.
