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Confoundicator   07-29-2003 at 08:57:08 PM

I had installed RedHat 9.0 on and old Compaq box, but it wasn't being used and it was so slow it was nearly useless anyway. So I wanted to put 98SE back on the machine and use it for file storage, but I can't get Windows to install correctly. It just says "GRUB" (Grand Unified Bootloader, right?) in the upper left corner and the system hangs. How do I remove all traces of Linux and Grub?

Also I have to use Compaq's POS proprietary System Restore disk set, I can't just install off of a regular Windows disk. I'm about to chuck the [-peep-] thing out the window :mad: .

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Rainchill   07-30-2003 at 02:08:27 AM
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Boot off a win98 floppy and run fdisk /mbr. See if that fixes things.

Is your system stable enough you'd run your own life support on it? ---mine is. Soyo KT333 + AXP 1900+

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Confoundicator   07-30-2003 at 05:27:11 AM
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I've already run fdisk and deleted all partitions, reformatted. It's still there.

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newbie   07-30-2003 at 04:34:42 PM
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1. boot from floppy
2. type <b>fdisk /mbr</b>
3. type <b>sys c:</b> under A:\

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Confoundicator   07-31-2003 at 01:56:12 AM
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Thank you gentlemen, I think it's working. Now instead of GRUB it just says "invalid system disk" :cool: . That I can deal with. I'll let you know how it turns out.

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Grub   08-08-2003 at 10:39:38 PM
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You'll never get rid of me...

MUAHAHAHAHA!!!

Get your own sig!!! :tongue:

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