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by adr1817

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I installed red hat linux on my new PC and then I also installed Win NT 4.0 without uninstalling the Linux. I was able to delete the partition for NT but I can't delete the other partition ( Ext_DOS), tried to Fdisk but all I get is "cannot delete extended partition". I guess my question is what steps should I do to uninstall Linux and delete the extended partition? Thanks!

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by randyarnold

Start the NT install and go as far as the disk configuration. Delete the partition and exit the install. If you uninstall linux, run fdisk /mbr to remove lilo.

If you want both OS's on the machine install NT first. You can add NT to lilo after the linux install.

Randy

by searogue

Hi, The fdisk/mbr will work, but if you don't want to do that, the only other way I have been successful in removing the partitions like you are stating, was to go go back to fdisk, recreate if necessary a regular partition etc, then format all partitions, then delete them, starting with the extended etc.
Hope this helps,

Best Regards,
Tony

by adr1817

It didn't work....it's still giving me an error stating that cannot delete ext dos partition and the other error cannot delete any logical partition eventhough i recreated a new partition and formatted. I would like to delete all partition and startall over

by adr1817

Still getting an error
"Cannot delete EXT_Dos partition"
"Cannot delete any logical dos partition if EXT_DOS drive still exist:

by jcmcintyre

First, you need to unistall LILO. To do this, run the command:

/sbin/lilo -u
Next, you have to remove the linux partitions.
I find the best way to uninstall Linux is to run the installation program again, and when I get the promptto create partitions, I delete any partitions I don't want, then reboot.

The machine will now reboot with Linux uninstalled

Cheers

Jim

by jcmcintyre

First, you need to unistall LILO. To do this, run the command:

/sbin/lilo -u
Next, you have to remove the linux partitions.
I find the best way to uninstall Linux is to run the installation program again, and when I get the promptto create partitions, I delete any partitions I don't want, then reboot.

The machine will now reboot with Linux uninstalled

Cheers

Jim

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