There are three Methods
- Using MS-DOS/Windows 9x boot disk
- In order to remove the GRUB bootloader from a Linux and Windows XP machine, boot with a Windows 9x startup disk or CD and execute the MS-DOS command:
fdisk /mbr
- In order to remove the GRUB bootloader from a Linux and Windows XP machine, boot with a Windows 9x startup disk or CD and execute the MS-DOS command:
- Using Windows XP boot disk
- Boot computer using Windows XP (Windows 2000) setup disc / CD / DVD. Next, type the following commands:
# fixmbr # exit
- Boot computer using Windows XP (Windows 2000) setup disc / CD / DVD. Next, type the following commands:
- Using Linux
- You can also use dd command from Linux itself (it removes partition table):
# dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/sdX bs=512 count=1
- Just remove MBR, without the partition table (see comment below):
# dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/sdX bs=446 count=1
- You can also use dd command from Linux itself (it removes partition table):
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