> debs, > > i've been using a few boxes at work for learning and using > dlinux. before i roll out a new box (for myself), i need to > make the ones i had been using 100% windoze--or in other words, i > need to free-up the part of the hard drives linux was using. > with the rescue disk, i already deleted the linux > partition/data; but after i formatted c:\, i still get a > extended partition that fdisk cannot delete. (example: in one > of the boxes, i have a 2.5gb hard drive. i used 2gb for hda1 and > swap, leaving .5gb for windoze. after reformatting, i still only > show c:\ as being .5gb, instead of 2.5gb. i need c:\ to see the > other 2gb.) > Under Windows drive C:\ is the first partition on the first drive on the first controller. Thats what you're seeing here. If you wish to have the whole disk for Windows (IMHO, a bad idea) I reccomend that you write the whole disk with zeros, and then install Windows fresh. If thats not an option, make drive D:\ on the remaining portion of the drive.
-ptw