Re: Installing WinXP Pro over a non-MS O/S

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In news:eUeC3SR9FHA.3804@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Mike Hall (MS-MVP) <mikehalll@xxxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
> Duane
>
> Linux has it's own cute file system format which will have to be
> removed before installing XP.. Linux takes control of the MBR as I
> understand, and is loathe to let go.. no doubt Michael will put me
> right if I understand incorrectly.. :-)
>
>

That would be the right. fdisk /mbr will renew the mbr and get rid of Linux.

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> "Duane534" <Duane534@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:7D21160A-AB76-4EAD-8182-E61D33FF7940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> So, the Windows XP installer locks up because there are existing
>> non-NTFS partitions on the drive?
>>
>> "Michael Stevens" wrote:
>>
>>> In news:51DD120E-5DDF-4699-94CD-BB330DF406BA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>> Duane534 <Duane534@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> replied with a ;-)
>>>> I have a Toshiba laptop that came preinstalled with Windows Home.
>>>> It screwed up so many times that I switched to Linux and then to
>>>> FreeBSD. I have a new computer (Sony VAIO... W00t!) to run FreeBSD
>>>> on and would like to put Windows XP Pro on my old laptop. I boot
>>>> off the installer CD. It says to press any key to boot off the CD.
>>>> I do so. Everything locks up. It doesn't even get to the Welcome
>>>> screen. What can I do?
>>>
>>> Use a Win 98/Me boot disk and type fdisk /mbr.
>>>
>>> Get a boot disk from http://bootdisk.com
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