Westly, I think you still have the boot loader in your disk 1 mbr(master
boot record).   You can get rid of it by issuing the command   fdisk
/mbr   at a DOS prompt (use a startup disc) then proceed as normal.


>Date:    Mon, 12 Nov 2001 07:05:41 -0800
>From:    Westly Montroos <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: hmmm...removing Mandrake-Linux from a hard drive
>
>Hi,
>
>I have fdisk a hard drive, a 40 gb hard drive, into
>three partition, one of 20, and the other two in ten
>gb. I install the linux on two partitions.
>I want to remove the linux, so I fdisk the hard drive
>again, but I have install a second hard drive in the
>computer.
>When I fdisk the hard drive, and install Windows 2000
>on the hard drive, when I reboot the computer for the
>second phase of the installation of Windows 2000, I
>did not see the boot installation of 2000, but I saw
>the boot startup of the Mandrake-Linux, and it doesn't
>now startup Mandrake-Linux at all.
>
>My question is: how could I remove the Mandrake-Linux
>of the Primary Hard drive and install Windows 2000 on
>the Primary Hard drive?
>

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