On Saturday 04 August 2001 12:52 am, Michael D. Viron wrote: > Actually, the correct (and somewhat safer) procedure is: > > 1. Boot into linux (toms rootboot, or other single floppy distro) > 2. Login as root, if required > 3. Run linux fdisk, delete all ext2 partitions (windows fdisk > usually does not > correctly recognize ext2 partitions, and hence doesn't delete the > partitions) 4. Reboot to a windows boot disk. > 5. Run fdisk /mbr. > 6. Reboot to a windows boot disk, run fdisk, create fat32 > partition(s) as you want. > 7. Reboot to windows, format the partition(s) you just created. ....or, just boot your Mandrake install cd, skip ahead to the partitioning section, delete the Linux partitions and create one(s) for Windows. Done. I just did this a few days ago to rearrange my Windoze drive, hda. 'Cept I was deleting Windoze partitions, making less for Windows, and adding a 7 gig partition for Linux. I booted my W98 CD and re-installed on it's new smaller fat32 space that DiskDrake made for it. Didn't even need to fdisk/ mbr, Winblows install did it. So I did need to boot my Mandrake floppy to re-install lilo to use my real OS on hdb ;) 'Course I never did believe the myth that you havt'a install Windoze first, then Linux either ;>> -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay