Win98 startup diskette will not recognize NTFS.
Delpart.exe is available at several sites if you search google, and it
removes linux, novell, ntfs, and corrupted partition information.  It used
to be available from Microsoft, but they buried it and if its still there
its hard to find.
Tom Turak
-----Original Message-----
From: Walter T. Bender Sr. [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 7:28 AM


When you are running FDISK and there is a NTFS partition you should see a
selection entitled "Delete Non-DOS Patition".  Select this and then you
should be able to delete that partition.  I have used this many times.

Walter

m_sayer_ <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I found a free program called DELPART.EXE on the net ages ago (easily fits
on a floppy), and so far it's deleted every single partition I've ever tried
to delete with it. (I often use second hand drives with unknown partitions.)
I'd recommend this program, as it's free, and I've never had any trouble
whatsoever with it yet.
Worth a try.
Michele Sayer

I would like to delete my primary partition and repartiton the hard drive
for two primary partitions and an extended partion with logical drives for a
linux/win2k dual boot system.

I am used to dos and fdisk, but I cannot delete the primary win2k partition
using a win98se boot disk. The drive is currently formatted NTFS.

Tim Athias
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