[NTLUG:Discuss] OT:Fix an MBR in XP

[Leroy Tennison]

Alvin Goats wrote:
> Slackware has options for installing LILO either as the Master Boot 
> Record or on the first SuperBlock. I usually use the first SuperBlock on 
> the bootable Linux partiton which leaves the MBR alone.  HOWEVER, this 
> means that you can do anything you want to the MBR and NEVER touch the 
> SuperBlock, so a virus that kills teh MBR won't kill LILO and the 
> ability to boot Linux (been there before). It also means that LILO won't 
> go away until you do something to the lilocondig which disables the 
> SuperBlock or install over the entire partition.
> 
> Alvin
> 
> 
> Dennis Myhand wrote:
>>  
>> Joe Torma wrote:
>>   
>>> http://www.bootdisk.com/ has some good Linux and win info and downloads.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>>     
>> Okay.  Finally got it taken care of.  I installed Lenny and grub and the 
>> Lilo install from Slack 12.1 is FINALLY gone.  I did use fixmbr and 
>> fdisk (made a dos boot disk through partition magic, plus I installed 
>> about 4 other different versions of Linux and I still had the Lilo from 
>> Slack keeping things from booting.  Yeah, I know you can edit the config 
>> file, but that only works when you know where it is.  Thanks to all for 
>> the assistance.  Lenny saves the day!
>>
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Can someone tell me why we are still using Lilo?