<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=KOI8-R"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Thank you. I will try it. I could not boot Linux before since something crashed. I reinstalled it yesterday evenning. Dave Alexey Fadyushin wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid4134A899.6F8D76EF@s-tunnel.com"> <pre wrap="">I think that the easiest way to remove Linux partitions is to use fdisk from Linux. You can boot Linux from rescue disk or installation disks in rescue mode, then run fdisk fron the command line and delete any partitions including Linux ones. Fdisk from Windows could not delete partiton types of which are not known to Windows (it include Linux partitions). Linux fdisk does not check the partitoon types or contents and, could delete or modify any partition. Alexey Fadyushin. Brainbench MVP for Linux. <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.brainbench.com">http://www.brainbench.com</a> </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Dabin Wang wrote: Messages are in the following: 1. Display partition Information: 1 A PRI DOS 6722 FAT32 69% 2 NON-DOS 24 % 3 EXT DOS 3000 31% 2. When I delete Extended DOS Partition: Message: delete logical DOS drive in Extended DOS Partition 3. So I have delete logical drive first, but I got the message: no logical drives defined How to do that? Dave Bob McClure Jr wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Mon, Aug 30, 2004 at 06:43:16PM -0400, Dabin Wang wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I have installed Linux after window 98 installed via partition of disk. Now Linux can not start. I want to remove the Linux and reformat the free space for windows (i.e., recover to original window environment) What I did already: 1. In DOS, with FDISK I can not delete the parttition that Linux </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">hold. Oh? I don't know why it shouldn't. What error message did you receive? </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">2. With Partition Magic, any disk space that Linux uses can not be free (i.e. I can not delete any thing). </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Again, I don't know why it shouldn't. What error message did you receive? </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">My question is: 1. How can I free the space that Linux is using? or </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">The above should have worked. </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">2. How can I reformat the whole disk drive and reinstal Windows XP?. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">If you can't do the above, then you can't do it. Send the disk to me. I can use it. :-P </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Thanks Dave </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">Let's get back to the initial problem - starting Linux. Do you want to do that? If so, send us more details like what fdisk sees of the partition table. If you don't, then send us more details, like at least, the error messages and some description of the experience. "It doesn't work" won't get you any help. Cheers, </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Redhat-install-list@redhat.com">Redhat-install-list@redhat.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list</a> To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com">redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com</a> Subject: unsubscribe </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> _______________________________________________ Redhat-install-list mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Redhat-install-list@redhat.com">Redhat-install-list@redhat.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-install-list</a> To Unsubscribe Go To ABOVE URL or send a message to: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com">redhat-install-list-request@redhat.com</a> Subject: unsubscribe </pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>