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by hackworks 2196 days ago
Did you install XP first or Linux?

The prescribed order was to install XP and then Linux on a different device/partition. Linux would install Grub or LILO in MBR with dual boot options.

Hence, the easy way to clean up Grub or LILO was to boot into DOS from a CD or floppy and run ‘fdisk /mbr’