[KLUG Members] Uninstalling RH 7.3

[manish chacko]

HI,
If a boot loader like LILO or GRUB was also installed with RH 7.3, then u need to use a utility like partition magic and wipe out the MBR(MAster Boot Record). There is a fdisk facility which comes along with PM 7 and has an option like:
Replace MBR.
After that, you can format the hard disk and install WIN XP, although why he would want to do that is beyond me.
Good Luck!
Manish. 
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On Mon, 07 Apr 2003 14:27:54  
 Tahnesha Pinckney wrote:
>Hi All,
> 
>I have a friend who has given up trying to learn linux (his loss) and
>who now wants to uninstall Red Hat 7.3 and install a fresh version of
>Windows XP, which is a really, REALLY bad idea if you ask me....
> 
>I, myself, have never done a RH uninstall before (who would?) and so I
>turn to you for advice.  He said he'd just fdisk the drive but I think
>he'll have to unload GRUB first.  Am I right in making this assumption? 
>Or is there something else he has to do?
> 
>Any and all advice is GREATLY appreciated.  
> 
>--T
>


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