How to remove LILO

[nibznik]

Hi, I'm putting a new os on my computer, and it has a different boot loader then lilo, how would i remove it ?

[bsm2001]

insert disk, boot, install, reboot. usually the new bootloader overrides the old.

[j79zlr]

If its Windows, it doesn't overwrite the MBR, so you would have to eith use fdisk /mbr from a 98/ME bootdisk, or FIXMBR from the XP/2k recovery console.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by nibznik
Hi, I'm putting a new os on my computer, and it has a different boot loader then lilo, how would i remove it ?

If Lilo was not installed in the mbr, then the installation of the new os will overwrite the existing partitions.

If Lilo was installed in the mbr, then what was posted above will work or from Linux, run

/sbin/lilo {-u|-U} - uninstall LILO boot loader

From the lilo manpage (man lilo).