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  1. March 12th, 2004, 02:46 AM #1
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    Removing Linux Dual Boot from XP

    Okay.. so I decided to try out Linux (Mandrake 10) and decided I no longer wished to try out linux... so I just deleted my second partition and resized my XP one. However, the Linux Boot loader still comes up. How do I get rid of it so I can boot straight into XP again? Sigh.
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  2. March 12th, 2004, 08:50 AM #2
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    Boot to a command prompt and issue : FDISK /MBR

    this will restore the Master Boot Record and remove GRUB or LILO.

    BE very careful with FDISK as it can kill your install very easily. Only issue that command.
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  3. March 12th, 2004, 10:53 AM #3
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    with XP go to the recovery console and type in fixmbr and fixboot.

    fdisk /mbr is for fat32 file systems
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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  4. March 12th, 2004, 05:24 PM #4
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    Thanks NooNoo.... worked like a charm!
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