Dual boot

[JJ Neff]

Sorry, had to jump in.  The MBR is was written by LILO.  Just removing the
Linux disk will not automatically boot into windows.  The MBR has to see the
boot device (the Linux HD) to be able to finish.  

If you yank the boot device you can;t boot.  Windows is still there but the
boot loader is pointing to the wrong location.

The short answer is if you don't want Linux on the box anymore run fdisk /mbr
as first mentioned and then reboot, windows will start.

JJN
--- "Riga, Anthony" <Anthony.Riga at searbrown.com> wrote:
> Thats what I thought. But when I take out the linux hdd and try to boot into
> Windows I get LI and it dosent boot into windoze. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cyber Source [mailto:peter at thecybersource.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:07 AM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: RE: Dual boot
> 
> 
> If, when you take out the other hard drive, you cannot boot into windows, it
> must be like a jumper thing of BIOS detection issue, a hard drive with
> windows and no boot loader should just boot windows
> On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 10:26, Riga, Anthony wrote: 
> 
> Yea . I think he feels more comfortable if it were windows booting. I noticed
> too that the Linux hdd is starting to go bad its making alot of crazy noises
> and is old. If I replace the hdd and reinstall Linux with out a bootloader I
> can still use the bootloader disk right? But the lilo bootloader is still on
> the Windows partition because when I take the Linux hdd out and reboot to
> Windows I get LI. I can t boot into windoze. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Bennett [mailto:justin.bennett at dynabrade.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:10 AM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: Re: Dual boot
> 
> 
> If you created one. The only thing I don't like about that is other than the
> increadable reliability of floppies, the kernel on the floppy isn't updated
> like it is with booting off the HD when you do up2date. He just doen't like
> the picture or what?
> 
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> Riga, Anthony wrote: 
> 
> Justin. 
> 
>  Would he be abe to use the bootdisk to boot into Linux?  
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> From: Justin Bennett [  <mailto:justin.bennett at dynabrade.com>
> mailto:justin.bennett at dynabrade.com]
> 
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:33 AM
> 
> To:   <mailto:nflug at nflug.org> nflug at nflug.org
> 
> Subject: Re: Dual boot
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> What  does it matter if lilo is there? you can have it boot windows by 
> 
> default. How would he boot into linux then? But if you must, fdisk /mbr 
> 
> from a dos disk.
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> Riga, Anthony wrote:
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> I setup a Dual boot Linux - hdb /Windoze - hda box for a family member who
> like using Linux for the games.I set it up using LILO. He wants to have it
> boot directly into Winblows without using lilo. How do I get rid of lilo and
> have it boot into windows? I took out the Linux hdd and tried to boot into
> indows but can only see the letters LI . Do I need to blow away the mbr? Do I
> do fdisk /mbr in Windows or Linux to delete the mbr?  Any suggestions? 
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> -- 
> 
> Justin Bennett
> 
> Network Administrator
> 
> RHCE (Redhat Certified Linux Engineer)
> 
> Dynabrade, Inc.
> 
> 8989 Sheridan Dr.
> 
> Clarence, NY 14031
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> -- 
> Cyber Source < peter at thecybersource.com> 	
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