Generally the distributions of Linux, written to the MBR (Master Boot Record) of our hard drive for a boot manager already Lilo or Grub is. These managers, we show a boot menu in which we can choose which version of the Linux kernel want to boot and even if we want to use other operating systems (MAC, Windows).

Everything works fine until you for any reason the MBR is destroyed and the computer only samples 0s and 1s (zeros and ones). Mensjae This tells us that it will not be possible to boot windows if we do not have on hand a diskette or rescue system for Windows 2000 or Windows XP.

If not installed linux

If you want to go back to using Windows on our PC, the easiest way to rescue the MBR or delete the grub or lilo is starting the PC with a CD of Windows 98 and DOS type: 

  d:> fdisk / mbr

The above command removed any trace of grub and lilo of our hard disk, which can restart Windows normally.

I have also read that there is another utility called FixMbr, which will rewrite the MBR from within Windows.

If you installed linux

LILO run with the-uo-U. The name of the device has to be the second parameter. For example, if LILO installed in the MBR of the master disk (master drive) type (as root): 

  mkdiablo: ~ # lilo-u / dev / hda

Where dev is the directory of devices, hd indicates that it is an IDE disk, and indicates that the disc is a master on the first IDE channel.

To remove LILO from a SCSI disk, type (as root): 

  mkdiablo: ~ # lilo-u / dev/sda1

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