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>12. Removing Linux and restoring your Windows partition to its Original
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>Depending on whether you are using <SPAN
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>Lilo</SPAN
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or <SPAN
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>Loadlin</SPAN
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> the method differs
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slightly. <SPAN
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>Lilo</SPAN
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> users have to first restore
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their original <SPAN
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>MBR</SPAN
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> either by typing <B
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>/sbin/lilo
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<TT
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>-u</TT
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> within Linux or typing <B
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>fdisk
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<TT
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>/MBR</TT
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> in <SPAN
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>DOS</SPAN
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>. The next steps
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are common for both <SPAN
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>Loadlin</SPAN
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<SPAN
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> users. These are not really neccessary but
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just to be on the safe side I do them all the same.</P
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>Boot using the Linux installation CD and type <TT
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>Linux
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expert</B
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> at the first prompt, answer whatever you wish to the
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next questions until you get to the install selection screen. Here select
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<EM
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>Install</EM
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> and <EM
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>With Fdisk</EM
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> and use
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>Fdisk</SPAN
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> to delete all Linux partitions. Write the
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changes to disk and
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<B
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>Ctrl</B
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>–<B
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>Alt</B
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>–<B
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>Delete</B
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your way out of the installation program or reset your system to
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reboot. Remember to change the <SPAN
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> settings to boot
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from the hard disk or else you will reboot from the
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>Reboot once again, this time with the
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<SPAN
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>fips</SPAN
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> disk that has the backup of your partition
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table and boot sector – you saved it, didn't you? – and type
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>restorrb</B
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> at the prompt. Answer
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>yes</B
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> to the question, the program will restore your
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partition table and boot sector and you can pat yourself on the back for
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accomplishing the impossible – reclaiming lost partition space! This
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is all the more reason for making sure that the crucial backup file
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(<TT
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>Rootboot.000</TT
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>) is saved in at least
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<TT
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>5</TT
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> different locations. You can never be too
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careful. Reboot back into Windows and run
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<SPAN
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>scandisk</SPAN
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> on the newly increased
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> drive. It will report one error in the
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>fsinfo</SPAN
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> sector which is just a used and free space
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accounting error. Your Linux data is now naturally lost for
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ever. Hopefully this procedure won't be neccessary unless you are
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increasing space allocated to Linux or getting rid of Windows.</P
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