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08-08-2003, 08:45 AM
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Anyone used XP to delete Linux partitions?
In a XP / Linux Dual-boot, has anyone used XP Disk Management to delete the Linux partition(s) and create a new NTFS partition with the new unallocated space?
I know you can use Linux FDISK or even MS FDISK to delete Linux partitions - but what about XP Disk Management? |
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08-08-2003, 10:55 AM
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XP just sees a linux partition as a "healthly (unknown partition)". I belive you can just delete the partition, create partiton and format NTFS.
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08-08-2003, 10:57 AM
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Yes. I did it the other day as a matter of fact. I deleted 3 linux partitions and formatted them for xp with an xp installation disk.
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08-08-2003, 11:30 AM
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God. This is so microsoft. They won't give xp the functionality to read linx prtitions because they don't want to promote linux; they give it just enough functionality to delete linux partitions.
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08-09-2003, 04:28 AM
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Thanks guys.
I couldn't see any reason why it wouldn't work but I just needed to have it confirmed by someone who had done it. 
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