how to delete linux partition

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pravin4u

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HI guys i want to delete linux partions on my hdd. fdisk is unable to do so .... what utility to use for the same??
 

amitsaudy

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Use third party softwares like partition magic for deleating linux partitions under windows.
Or boot with ur linux cd n select manual installation.
Use diskdruid to deleate all visible Ext partitions
Also dont forget to deleate yr swap partition.
Use Fdisk in linux if u r comfortable with it.
Its the most powerfull tool for partitioning.

But why u wanna deleate .
If u dont like ur current distro then try
mandrake or redhat.
Once u get the hang of it u cannot live without it.
 

hard_rock

Salieri Family
or if don't want to install linux on to ur hard disk....try Knoppix.....which is not installed on hard disk but used with CD only.It's very good with all the functionalities of Linux.....i.e,internet,openoffice,mozilla............etc.
it's in this month's DVD
 

demoninside

In the zone
U can use winXp for this, how?
go on my comp right click go on manage
then in storage then to disk managment and do what ever u want to
or use PM8.0
 

parthbarot

In the zone
ok
from botable flopy of windows--indsert it
write fdisk /mbr
then grub will be deleted

& thern from, if u have XP , windows format the drive. (XP shows that drive as unspecified in Disk mngmt)

in 98u can format by format command
 

sujithtom

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I have converted a Linux partition to Windows with the help of a software called QTparted available in Knoppix. You can also try partition magic
 
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pravin4u

Broken In
Actually the problem is different here, the pc iam installing linux is
pII 230
64 mb ram
20 gb segate

first i tried with redhat 9, during installtion pc hanged so i tried again but same result, so i thought my cd is not usable then i tried with suse - but to my frustration it also hang twice, & now i have decided not to use linux on that pc so want to retrive my hdd space back ( ihve installed 98 on that pc)

What could be the reason for hanging during installtion :roll:
 

busyanuj

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pravin4u said:
Actually the problem is different here, the pc iam installing linux is
pII 230
64 mb ram
20 gb segate

first i tried with redhat 9, during installtion pc hanged so i tried again but same result, so i thought my cd is not usable then i tried with suse - but to my frustration it also hang twice, & now i have decided not to use linux on that pc so want to retrive my hdd space back ( ihve installed 98 on that pc)

What could be the reason for hanging during installtion :roll:

your computer configuration is a bit low for Redhat 9 which is a resource hogger, try installing Fedora Core 2 instead.
 

kl_ravi

Journeyman
your computer configuration is a bit low for Redhat 9 which is a resource hogger, try installing Fedora Core 2 instead

Before Installing Fedora COre 2 Please go through this link....
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5824&highlight=
 

busyanuj

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kl_ravi said:
Before Installing Fedora COre 2 Please go through this link....
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5824&highlight=

it was after reading your thread that I decided to test Fedora Core 2.

and I did not find any problem or bug in it.
it runs absolutely stable and fine.





kl_ravi said:
Recently one of my friends purchased RED HAT FEDORA LINUX 2 BIBLE Published by Wiley Eastern Ltd.

*www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0764557459.html

He installed Linux and everything worked fine for him until he found that he was unable to boot into Windows. He had dual boot of Windows ME and WIndows XP

All his data was fine and Intact. So he made a backup of his data and tried to reformat the hard disk. But something untoward happened and he was unable even to boot into Linux or Windows. Now he had a dead PC.

I agree, the Fedora Core 2 CDs distributed with the Redhat Bible were of poor quality and there were errors in their burning (installations used to hang midway due to corrupt files), the company had to replace a whole lot of those CDs.

try downloading the ISOs of the 4 Cds from some mirror site and install it.
 

saROMan

QA Juggler
try the little utility called bootitNG ...create a bootable disk ..boot...cancal the installation screen ..hit the partition button..delete the linux partition..create a new FAT32/NTFS partition..reboot.....Job Done......:)
 

amitsaudy

Ambassador of Buzz
parthbarot said:
ok
from botable flopy of windows--indsert it
write fdisk /mbr
then grub will be deleted

& thern from, if u have XP , windows format the drive. (XP shows that drive as unspecified in Disk mngmt)

in 98u can format by format command
First of all he hasnt mentioned that he is using grub as a boot manager.
I think he reinstalled windows which replaced the mbr with its own.
N he just wants to recover back the hdd space used by the linux partitions
which r not visible in windows.
So no need for fdisk/mbr.

you said 'in 98u can format by format command'
I 98 fdisk will not show the linux partitions so if the partition is not listed
how can it be formatted.

'What could be the reason for hanging during installtion '
Most newer linux distros will need atleast 128mb ram .
Hence the system hanging problem.
Try installing an older version of redhat like redhat6 or 7.
Or when u boot with the linux cd do not go for the gui during
the installation go for the expert mode without the gui.
ie. use the manual installation in the command prompt.
It is very powerfull and costomisable but not very user friendly for
newbies.This option consumes minimal ram during installation unlike
the gui mode which is resource hungry.
If you have only 64 mb ram then do not install X windows package.
Instead use the shell .
It is much more powerfull than X(ie kde,genome etc) and also the shell
is very light on resources. Create a dedicated swap partition of atleast 256 mb.
Your system will run fine.
However if u do not want linux n r running only win98 then just format
the linux partitions to fat32 in partition magic.
But mate only 64 mb of ram is a no no.
Atleast upgrade to min.128 mb.
 

id10t

Broken In
busyanuj said:
your computer configuration is a bit low for Redhat 9 which is a resource hogger, try installing Fedora Core 2 instead.
what??? do you actually believe in what you said?
 

busyanuj

In the zone
id10t said:
what??? do you actually believe in what you said?

I stand by my word.

I installed Fedora Core 2 on my old Celeron 266 MHz PC (running @ 333 MHz) with 128 MB SDRAM, 17 GB Seagate HDD and disabled the non-essential services.

... and the system works fine.
 

id10t

Broken In
...and did you install RH 9 on the same PC? d00d FC is nothing but newer version of RH. it is just that RH has decided to keep the name RedHat only for its enterprise class distros. also the developement has been given to voluteer developers but RH will help in the developement. in short Fedora is the elder brother of RedHat.
what you are saying is sounds like "your computer configuration is a bit low for Windows 98se which is a resource hogger, try installing Windows XP instead."
does that make any sense to you? if yes, then...well...good for you.
 
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