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miniklobb   01-15-2005 at 05:53:53 AM

i need some help on how to uninstall Mandrake linux. i had it creat a partition off of my windows drive and do a duel bot. i nolonger have a need for it and would like my drive spcae back and to boot without having to choose windows each time. thanx for the help guys

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bjpatrick   01-15-2005 at 02:34:01 PM
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Format that partition that you used for linux and fsidk the MBR and repair with Windows cd.

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Morwing   08-30-2005 at 05:22:52 PM
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If you have a bootable Win9x CD, use it to get to DOS prompt. When there, run "fdisk /mbr" (without the "'s) and you may wish to check with fdisk that your c: (or whichever is your primary boot drive) is set active. You can then remove the Linux partitions.

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