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To: g_m10 who wrote (269)	11/6/1999 6:56:00 PM
From: Gerald Walls	Read Replies (1) of 484

I have an old HD that was used for Linux. Now I'd Like to install Windows back on it and use for backup. There are two partitions on the drive: 20M and 2400M+. I tried to use a floppy with DOS system files , but it got me nowhere. Is there any way to reformat HD for use with Windows? FDISK/MBR while rewrite the Master Boot Record, removing LILO. After that, you can FDISK the driver to delete all partitions, then create (a) new one(s). Then FORMAT them. Another option is, after using FDISK/MBR to remove LILO, to use Partition Magic to create the partition structure you desire. I heartily recommend this program for anyone who does anything out of the ordinary with their disks. It handles FAT, FAT32, NTFS, and Linux formats.

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