Uninstall/Reformat HD

[Jeremy Fowler]

Why don't you just boot off the Win2k CDROM? From there you can delete the
existing partitions, create your NTFS install partition, and install Win2k. It
will then automatically rewrite your MBR and boot to Win2k after it's finished
installing. That's the simplest way I know. -Jeremy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Tia Haenni
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 6:57 PM
> To: kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: RE: Uninstall/Reformat HD
>
>
> OK, I need serious and quick help, please!! I reformatted the HD for
> NTFS, but as I feared, there is a problem when I boot up. I only get as
> far as the command line grub, which I am not familiar with. There's a
> 6-pack for anyone who can help me to get my windoze booted up tonight.
> This box has work stuff on it and I HAVE to get it up ASAP. Thanks,
>
> Tia
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kurt Kessler [mailto:kessler2k at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 5:28 PM
> To: thaenni at kc.rr.com
> Subject: RE: Uninstall/Reformat HD
>
>
> It doesnt "recognize" it, it just knows that it's a
> NON-DOS partition. You just kill the partitions, and
> when you boot next Windoze just sees a bunch of
> garbage and will automatically kill everything, just
> like normal. lol
>
>
> --- Tia Haenni <thaenni at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> > Ok, but how do you fdisk a drive that is formatted
> > for linux, windows
> > doesn't recognize it???????
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> > [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On Behalf Of Kurt Kessler
> > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 3:34 PM
> > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > Subject: RE: Uninstall/Reformat HD
> >
> >
> > Ok, i see what you are saying. I just did the same
> > thing. I added a second drive to my 2k box, to only
> > put games on. I just fdisk out of habit. Anyway,
> > once
> > I booted up with the second drive after having
> > fdisk'd
> > it, Win2k will automatically tell you that it needs
> > to
> > be formatted, and ask you whether fat32 or NTFS.
> >
> > --- Tia Haenni <thaenni at kc.rr.com> wrote:
> > > I don't need to install an OS, the HD will just be
> > > used for data. So
> > > then, if I fdisk the HD for NTFS, that should be
> > it?
> > > If I already have a
> > > Windoze OS installed and am not installing a new
> > OS
> > > on said HD, I don't
> > > want to fdisk /mbr, do I?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> > > [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net] On
> > Behalf Of Dustin Decker
> > > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:41 AM
> > > To: kclug at kclug.org
> > > Subject: Re: Uninstall/Reformat HD
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Kurt Kessler wrote:
> > >
> > > > I always use my handy Win98 Startup disk. I just
> > > boot
> > > > to the floppy and fdisk the patitions. Also, be
> > > sure
> > > > and "fdisk /mbr" too. Then Just boot the new OS
> > > cd.
> > > > Windows is real good about destroying any info
> > on
> > > a
> > > > hard drive :p
> > >
> > > If you boot off of the CD to do the Win2K install,
> > > you needn't go
> > > through all the "fdisk /mbr" stuff...
> > > D.
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