LILO Be Gone!

[John Lindinger]

Yes, this is the way to keep dual boot for now, just let Lilo start Windows by default,
pick Linux only when you want to run it.

--- "atechsol.net" <crash3m at atechsol.net> wrote:
> 
> >I installed RH on a dual-boot system that we no longer need.
> 
> >I'd like to change something (I don't know what) so that the machine default boots to
> windows. Anyone know how I can do this?
> 
> crack open /etc/lilo.conf with your favorite text editor, if you have 'default=linux'
> change it to 'default=windows' if you don't want anyone to know you have linux
> installed you can remove the timeout/delay entry.  Don't forget to run lilo when your
> done
> 
> >Step Two
> 
> >Someday, I'll probably want to remove Linux from the machine entirely. If I boot to
> DOS with a boot floppy and format the >disk, will that destroy the Linux partitions,
> too? So, if I install Windows I will get all of the disk back?
> 
> >-SD
> 
> If your going to remoe linux entirely you will have to remove and create atleast one
> partition I'm sure.  MS-DOS's fdisk will work, but if you have linux installed you
> might as well use cfdisk or something of the like.  You could alternativly use a
> program like partition magic to delete the linux partition and magically resize it to
> fill the entire drive.  To remove lilo I do 'fdisk /MBR' using a dos bootdisk
> 
> Matt 
> 
> 

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