Try Partition Magic 5.0 ....it's great... ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 8:12 PM Subject: [newbie] Windows 98 Second Edition Removes Multi Partitions > When I install Windows 98 Second Edition it runs a test to see if the primary > master hard drive is partitioned into 2 or more drives. I have a 40 GB which > I split up into 2 20GB drives. When I install windows it erases the 2 > partitions and creates one large 40 GB making it impossible for me to dual > boot. Is there a way I can make windows install without erasing that second > partition? > > To try to fix this problem I installed my old 10 GB drive, put win on that > and tried to put linux on the full 40. When I ran the cooker (From Linux > Mandrake 7.1) > and get to the partition check spot it will only read about 8 GB worth of > information. I can not make the drive bigger. I just paid 180 for this drive > and I am really getting mad that I cant get it to work. If someone knows a > way around either one of these errors(or purhaps both) I would really really > appriciate it.! > > > Thanks in advance! > ~Lance >
