[viper96477]

how do i get rid of the LILO bootloader...anywant know?

[egorgry]

you wanna get rid of lilo and replace it with something else? ntldr, grub? or just want to make your systme boot form another device or not at all? How is lilo installed in the mbr or /boot?

[viper96477]

I just want to remove the lilo in my current pc, and going to take out the hd that installed linux to another computer...my lilo is currently installed inside my mbr..

[danleff]

I'm glad egorgry asked this question.

What version of Windows do you have on the system?

Do you have a plan to boot the Linux install on the other machine? I assume that you want to retain Linux on the hard drive and use it on the other system?

Also, what distro and version of Linux do you have on the hard drive?

[viper96477]

well, I am using windows xp...

yes...correct...

I am using mandrake 8.1

[egorgry]

If you want to boot that linux disk in another system follow these instruction to make a boot floppy. Then just fdisk the mbr using a windows boot disk.

lilo on a floppy http://home.att.net/~lilo-boot/liloflop.htm

[viper96477]

then how do i get rid of the lilo that is installed in my mbr?

[danleff]

Get into Mandrake and open a terminal window. Sign on as root user. Then type in;

lilo -u /dev/hda (hit the enter key)

Lilo should be removed and the original windows boot.ini (bootloader) restored.

The is assuming that Lilo is on the Master Boot Record.