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Get a ["LiveCD"] linux distro, open a terminal and type:		 #language en

You (re)installed windows after, but now you can't boot into Debian ?

You need to reinstall the ["MasterBootRecord"], for of your previous bootloader :

== Recover Grub ==
 * see ["GrubRecover"]

== Reinstall lilo ==
The procedure is probably very similar to Grub, but re-running {{{lilo}}}.

alternatively, you can also get a ["LiveCD"] linux distro, open a terminal and type:
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Following re-installation of ["lilo"], it may be necessary to apply a fix to the Microsoft Windows XP boot record. Instructions for this are available at the following internet address: If you actually want to to the other way around (i.e. remove Debian boot loader)... Make sure you know how to boot into Debian Later !
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[http://markhobley.yi.org/windows/winxp/howto/fixboot.html] The page ["MasterBootRecord"], section ''How to repair a broken MBR'' has links to Microsoft support on how to restore Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista) boot loaders.

You (re)installed windows after, but now you can't boot into Debian ?

You need to reinstall the ["MasterBootRecord"], for of your previous bootloader :

Recover Grub

Reinstall lilo

The procedure is probably very similar to Grub, but re-running lilo.

alternatively, you can also get a ["LiveCD"] linux distro, open a terminal and type: 

 mount  -o  suid,dev,rw   /mnt/["hdXX"]       (XX =   linux partition)
 chroot  /mnt/["hdXX"]
 lilo

Because you have to reinstall lilo

Fixing The Windows XP Boot Record

If you actually want to to the other way around (i.e. remove Debian boot loader)... Make sure you know how to boot into Debian Later !

The page ["MasterBootRecord"], section How to repair a broken MBR has links to Microsoft support on how to restore Windows (2000/XP/2003/Vista) boot loaders.