From: john.will@satalink.com (John Will) Subject: Re: How to get rid of LIL Date: 14 Apr 1993 09:10:00 GMT
GD>First: MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR BOOT/PARTITION SECTOR!!
GD>
GD>Second: Backup a DOS systems boot partition. (Same drive technology --
GD>IDE -- size may be different).
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GD>Third: Restore your DOS partition to your original LILO system.
GD>
GD>Fourth: DELETE all partitions listed in the new table, and change the
GD> settings so fdisk understands your disk geometry.
GD>
GD>THIS METHOD IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BEGINNERS. IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
GD>ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THE STEPS I'VE MENTIONED, DON'T EVEN TRY IT -- IT
GD>COULD EASILY MAKE YOUR DRIVE "UNUSABLE".
GOOD GOD!!! How about 'FDISK /MBR'??? Takes about 5 seconds and restores
the standard DOS boot sector. And my method is specifically for beginners,
though you "experts" might consider it a bit easier than your method. :-)