Removing windows from a dual boot box

[Mike McCarty]

Timothy Murphy wrote:
> kevin.kempter at dataintellect.com wrote:
> 

[that he wants to remove Windows from a machine]

> I would just use fdisk to change the partition type to linux,
> and then create a new file-system on it with mkfs.ext3 .
> 
> However, although I use Linux 99% of the time,
> I always keep a Windows partition on my machines,
> as it is almost certain to come in handy sooner or later.


I second that. When I call and try to get help with my DSL
connections, they always want to do a bunch of commands
using Windows or MacOS before admitting that there is
a problem with the service, not my setup. If I tell them
I'm using Linux I find things get sticky. Being able to
boot up Windows XP is a big help on these kinds of issues.


> Eg some cards can only be updated under Windows.
> Also, if there is a problem under Linux,
> it is often useful to know if it is hardware or software,
> and a Windows system helps with that.
> 
> I do usually shrink Windows partitions, though.
> 


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