At 10:38 PM 10/23/2002, Roger wrote: >Around Thu,Oct 24 2002, at 10:19, Ronald Allan B. Henry, wrote: > > Joe Klemmer wrote: > > > To answer your question, just do a normal WinXX install and delete > > > the > > >partitions from there. > > > > > > > You might have problems doing it from Windows. > > Try using the fdisk utility included in linux instead. > > There could be several ways to do this, but at least > > you get the idea. :) > > >I've had problems in the past with the /mbr trick. What *has* worked for >me has been fdisk from linux (booting via CD), just delete the partition, >write the changes to disk, then reboot. Yep. Even when I was having to administer a network of Windows boxes, I ALWAYS had set of Linux boot disks for fdisk-ing and such. I remember running into problems with NT partitions and Win9x installs that the Windows/DOS tools just wouldn't handle gracefully that Linux fdisk cut right through cleanly. That's definitely your best bet. Doug ------------------------------------------------------------ This email, and any included attachments, have been checked by Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition (Version 7.6), AVG Server Edition 6.0, and Merak Email Server Integrated Antivirus (Alwil Software's aVast! engine) and is certified Virus Free. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
