[aclug-L] Re: Help with Windows paritition.

[gLaNDix <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

not as long as you have a boot floppy...  then, load up linux from the
floppy, run lilo, and all is well (i've done this so many times it's not
even funny! : ^ )

jesse

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On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Lowell Premer wrote:

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> >From: "Bob Bonifield" <augur@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> >My problem isn't so much in LILO.  I need to know how to reformat a drive so
> >it is bootable.  I have reason to believe that it somehow got corrupt and I
> >need to know how to just erase that drive and start over with reinstalling
> >windows on it.  LILO isn't the main issue.  Thx
> 
> Watch out for putting Windows on last; it will overwrite the
> master boot record, and then you won't have any access to 
> your Linux partitions: not a very good trade-off IMHO
> 
> Lowell
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