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Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of jazz/fixmbr


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Jul 15, 2008, 10:57:24 PM (17 years ago)
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     1== There are three Methods ==
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     3 * Using MS-DOS/Windows 9x boot disk
     4   * 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:
     5{{{
     6fdisk /mbr
     7}}}
     8 * Using Windows XP boot disk
     9   * Boot computer using Windows XP (Windows 2000) setup disc / CD / DVD. Next, type the following commands:
     10{{{
     11# fixmbr
     12# exit
     13}}}
     14 * Using Linux
     15   * You can also use dd command from Linux itself (it removes partition table):
     16{{{
     17# dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/sdX bs=512 count=1
     18}}}
     19   * Just remove MBR, without the partition table (see comment below):
     20{{{
     21# dd if=/dev/null of=/dev/sdX bs=446 count=1
     22}}}
     23
     24== Reference ==
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    126 * http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-uninstall-grub/
    227 * http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Uninstalling_the_Boot_Manager_GRUB_from_the_MBR