| | 1 | == There are three Methods == |
| | 2 | |
| | 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 | {{{ |
| | 6 | fdisk /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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