[bparker]

I had Win XP installed on an old Toshiba laptop and thought I would give Linux a try. So I installed Fedora 9 and it is not working properly and I just want to go back to Windows but ANY Windows disk that I try will not boot. I have no idea how to fix this problem. Please help

Thanks

[Squashman]

Do the install disks you are trying boot on other computers?
You sure you have the boot sequence set correctly in the bios?
Make sure you fdisk the master boot record.

[bparker]

The disks work on on machines.
I have set the boot sequence correctly in the BIOS.
How do I fdisk the MBR?

[lotuseclat79]

Hi bparker,

The next time you want to try Linux, download and burn a Live CD Linux distribution onto a CD, make CD bootable before hard drive in BIOS, and boot from the Linux Live CD - i.e. it will not be as tramatic as installing Linux and getting into your current predicament.

To answer your question: use Search on Titles Only for "fix mbr" and consult the found thread.

-- Tom

[lotuseclat79]

Hi bparker,

The next time you want to try Linux, download and burn a Live CD Linux distribution onto a CD, make CD bootable before hard drive in BIOS, and boot from the Linux Live CD - i.e. it will not be as tramatic as installing Linux and getting into your current predicament.

To answer your question: use Search on Titles Only In this forum for "fix mbr" and consult the found thread.

-- Tom

[valis]

here's how to fix the mbr.

[RootbeaR]

Originally Posted by bparker

So I installed Fedora 9 and it is not working properly...

http://forums.techguy.org/unix-linux...mpromised.html

valis, how are you liking Fedora?

Or did you start hopping?