Uninstalling Linux and adding Windows 2000

[Pinklooii]

I have 2 hard drives and 1 of them contains Linux and the other contains Windows 2000. I would like to uninstall Linux, delete the partitions, and be able to use it for overflow storage with FAT32. I tried using diskpart(?) from the 2k cdrom but I couldn't get it to work. I had it so 2k had the drive in My Computer but I wasn't able to format it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Bobg1]

Partion magic will allow you to delete the current partions and then you can redo them how ever you want.

 

[wolluf]

You should be able to use 2k's disk management (run diskmgmt.msc in 2k - with linux drive connected of course!). This should let you remove linux partition(s) and create/format new fat32/ntfs ones. Drive should not appear in My Computer until you do this - so am a bit confused.

If this doesn't work, you could boot from win98 boot floppy with just Linux drive connected, and use fdisk to remove partition(s) - should appear as non-dos. Or start Linux install - Linux distributions generally have partitioning tools which let you remove partitions - just abandon install when you've removed them.

PS. Did you run diskpart from Recovery Console?

If none of this works - suggest you have a disk problem (get drive manufacturer's utility to check drive - may include a 'binary zero-fill' option).

 

[Pinklooii]

Thank you all very much for your help. Everything went great and I now have plenty of free room!