> Resently I purchased a copy of linux-mandrak 7.0 and tried to
> install it. After several attempts i finally got it to install
> with a dual boot with linux and windows 98se. After using it for
> a few minutes I decieded that it didn't work with my
> modem,cd-rom, and printer. So i going to take it off. When i was
> installing it used the partitioning tool that came with the linux
> it created a 3 g main partition for linux as well as the swap
> file. The problem is now i cannot get rid of the partitions.
> Using Fdisk i can see the non-dos partition with a logical drive
> partition with is not defined. It will not allow me to delete any
> of the partitions to get back full use of the hard drive. I have
> 5.77g to use for windows and a 10.4g hard drive with dead space
> and no way to get it back. All help would be welcomed!

        Yes, DOS Fdisk's do not touch non DOS partitions. The easiest way is to use
a Linux rescue disk to boot your system into linux. Then use the LINUX fdisk
program to delete the partitions. An alternative is to use a 3rd party
partitioning tool, partition magic is an excellent program. TTYL

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