>>You can't use fdisk to get rid of Linux partitions, though. That will >>have to be with one of the commercial utilities if you want to do it from >>Windows. I think, though, that I got rid of a linux partition in the past >>by using a linux boot disk and using the linux fdisk utility to do it. >> >> > >using the install from the cd could do this as well. > > Sometimes you can get rid of ext2 partitions with either the dos fdisk or w2k, but it's not easy and depends upon whether you had a single /root partition,or multiple linux partitions, and whether you have any other partitions of the fat32/nt type after those linux partitons. I don't recommend it unless you know what you are doing. Basically , these partiton utilities do not asign drive letters to linux partitions and therefore although they are there and the utilities knows they are there, they do not allow you to delete then straight. You have to remove all those partitions that come after the linux partition, then and only then, windblows partitons tools will recover the lost space, you then remake the whole of the remaining drive as one partition assign it a drive letter and format it, you can then remove it all and remake to your final desired configuration. I've done this many times before I bought PM. I do not recommend you do it.
You want Partition Magic. It's the best , and can do this without destroying data on other partitons . If you don't have PM, your are really left with the partition tools on your mandrake install disc.You will have to run CD1 again, trundle through the unwanted preliminaries until you get to the partition tools , it can delete anything, I think you can remake the partitions if you still want them and format in vfat(fats32) ,is that true, I'm not sure, possibly not, I have never done that, so probably not.Perhaps someone could comment. Anyway once the ext2 partitions are gone, and if you were not able to format in vfat , you can use the windblows utilities to format them and assign new drive letters. If you are able to format in mandrake windows will detect the new vfat partitions on bootup and assign drive letters automatically. John >John Richard Smith >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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