Tutorial
Erase MBR
Scenario / Question:
How do I remove a third party boot loader from the MBR
Solution / Answer:
Erase the first 512 bytes of the harddrive to remove the bootloader
Erase MBR
Using a linux boot cd:
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda1 bs=512 count=1
Windows dos boot disk:
fdisk /mbr
Windows XP recovery console:
fixmbr
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