To correct myself, I am trying to say that a Win 9X boot floppy and fdsik
which comes with Win 9X won't delete the partiotions.
Subash
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From: Rajagopal Subash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 6:00 AM
Subject: Re: Could not delete partition created by Linux using Win9X/Win NT
>Hi :
>I just figured out even using fdisk and fdisk/mbr from Win 9X won't help to
>delete the partition. Please use Dos 6.2 diskettes to delete them. When
>using Win 9X, though it says partitions are deleted u still see them
>undeleted.
>Subash
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ward William E PHDN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Thursday, April 13, 2000 11:01 PM
>Subject: RE: Could not delete partition created by Linux using Win9X/Win NT
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>>One alternative to this is that he could also go to the web site for the
>>drive manufacturer. I know that Western Digital, Maxtor, and Seagate all
>>have "Drive Diagnostics" tools. Download the appropriate one, and run
>>the complete battery of tests on the drive. The Write tests are always
>>destructive (they have to be) and give you back a nice slick drive. Added
>>bonus: You've also just tested the drive as thoroughly as possible for
>>any errors or problems, and you've just "reset" the drive (the equivalent
>>of low level reformatting) after finishing these tests. That should add
>>to the drives lifespan. In all probability, he's using an older, 2-3 year
>>old HD, so these tests can be a big help. And the added bonus of slicking
>>the drive means that he shouldn't have any problems at that point getting
>>it ready for whatever operating system/file format he wants to put on it.
>>
>>Bill Ward
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Danny [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 3:55 AM
>>To: Rajagopal Subash; Rajagopal Subash; Red Hat
>>Cc: recipient.list.not.shown; @nswcphdn.navy.mil
>>Subject: Re: Could not delete partition created by Linux using Win9X/Win
>>NT
>>
>>
>>Hello
>>
>>Yeah I had this problem before. Not being able to Delete Linux partitions
>>with
>>fdisk. Here is how I reinstalled NT WK 4.0 over Linux :-
>>
>>Fdisk will not delete your Linux partition (they still haven't bothered
>>fixing
>>it yet)
>>
>>You need to use NT installation partition utility to delete Linux
partition
>s
>>
>>You place the NT Boottable CD in your CDROM then run the NT WK
installation
>>utitlty this should prompt you for hd then it should prompt you for NTFS
>>partioning . At this stage you should be able to delete all your
partitions
>>created in LInux that Fdisk cannot delete
>>
>>Then you must run Fdisk again and restore your "Master Boot Recrod"
>>otherwise
>>known as your MBR. Type in the following command in dos prompt "fdisk
/mbr"
>>now
>>you can install Windows NT WK 4.0 or Windows 95.
>>
>>Looking forward to your feedback.
>>
>>dannyh
>>
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>>On Sat, 08 Apr 2000, Rajagopal Subash wrote:
>>> Dear All:
>>> I have a HDD in which I used Linux days back. Now, would like to use it
>>for
>>> Win9X where I could not create/ delete the existing Linux partition and
>>> create a new one( FAT 16/FAT32). I removed the partition using Win NT
but
>>> still when I try boot with Win 9X boot floppy it shows as if the
>>partitions
>>> were not deleted. When I try to delete them under Win 9X, it says
Logical
>>> partition exists. When try to view logical partitions, there is logical
>>> partitions exists.When I run fdisk I could see one primary and one
>>extended
>>> but can not see any logical. What tool do I use to delete Linux
>partitions
>>> if wanted to use the HDD for Win 9X. Any advise welcome.
>>> Subash
>>>
>>>
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