On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Robert L. Cochran wrote:
> If you want to install Windows 2000 or XP, I think the Windows
> installation programs will automatically come up with their versions of
> fdisk if the target drive has insufficient free space, no Windows
> partitions, or is uninitialized (that is, brand new). I'm not sure if
> this is true of Windows 9x or ME. If not just whip out the Windows fdisk
> program and use it to re-partition your drive as you want. Don't use
> Linux fdisk to format for a Windows partition even if it has that
> capability. Use what Windows provides.
I think part of the problem is that older dos/win9x fdisk will not delete
linux partitions. I have run into this before and had to use the linux
fdisk to delete the linux partitions and then use an M$ fdisk to create
the M$ partitions.
HTH,
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.............Tom "Nothing would please me more than being able to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] hire ten programmers and deluge the hobby market
with good software." -- Bill Gates 1976
We are still waiting ....
