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You're most welcome Jim.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Jim Fell" <jameshfell@removecharter.net> wrote in message
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> Rick,
>
> Your advice worked. Thanks very much!
>
> Jim
> "Jim Fell" <jameshfell@removecharter.net> wrote in message
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>> Rick,
>>
>> Thanks for the help. I will give it a try.
>>
>> Jim
>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:uVjAkXT8EHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Yes, you essentially have it. If it doesn't work, then you can always
>>> use a 9x boot floppy to delete the non-dos partition, or something like
>>> BootIT NG which can also remove the partition (it's shareware, but you
>>> don't need to install it to use it). In any case, you shouldn't need to
>>> bring it in to a shop.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>
>>> "Jim Fell" <jameshfell@removecharter.net> wrote in message
>>> news:OfZ486S8EHA.3820@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi Nutcase,
>>>>
>>>> Yes I am booting to the C:\ drive just fine. That is where XP SP2
>>>> resides along with all my other programs and it works just fine -- slow
>>>> shutdowns at times though but that is another story altogether.
>>>>
>>>> After the Linux OS install on my backup drive and discovering windows
>>>> explorer would 'see" the drive as completely full and would not allow
>>>> me to format it from Explorer then I figured I would have to take it to
>>>> a local computer shop to get it reformatted to NTFS. So I removed the
>>>> Linux drive from the machine. If I understand you correctly I should be
>>>> able to reinstall the Linux drive into my computer and format it using
>>>> start/run diskmgmt.msc and then follow your instructions below so long
>>>> as I am presented with the option to remove the partition on the Linux
>>>> drive.
>>>>
>>>> What should I do if I do not get the option to remove the partition on
>>>> the Linux drive?
>>>>
>>>> TIA
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>>> news:ukyQ73E8EHA.2272@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> So you are booting to Windows ok? Or are you stuck booting into Linux?
>>>>>
>>>>> As to the second drive, start/run diskmgmt.msc. Right click the drive
>>>>> housing linux and see if there is an option to remove the partition.
>>>>> If so, do it and then create a new NTFS or FAT32 partition from the
>>>>> resulting free space. Then format it and it's ready for use. Do not do
>>>>> this if you have not resolved the boot loader issue - if that's a
>>>>> problem fix it first.
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>>
>>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>>>>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jim Fell" <jameshfell@removecharter.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23uSjojD8EHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My son, while visiting over the holidays, decided to show me the
>>>>>> "wonders" of Linux so he downloaded and installed a free version of
>>>>>> the Linux OS to my second hard drive. However, I understand he
>>>>>> should have installed a "boot loader" on my "C" drive to enable
>>>>>> booting to XP or Linux but forgot to do so before he returned home.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I really have no desire to install a boot loader -- learn Linux etc
>>>>>> etc. What I want to do is reformat the Linux drive so it can be used
>>>>>> as back up and additional storage for Win XP SP2 but using Win XP SP2
>>>>>> Explorer the drive appears to be full and I can not format it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Where do I go from here? Any sugestions would be appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>> Jim
>>>>>>
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