From: ray at domain phbrink.ie
Date: Wed 13 Oct 1999 - 20:57:53 IST
Jason Ryan wrote:
>
> I know what i am about to ask is a sin, but I really do need to know!
> I've installed linux on a second partition on my HD, dual booting with Win98
> but now I want to take it off completely and install it on a seperate machine, and have a full HD back on my original computer.
>
> Any ideas on how to do it?
a number of ways
method 1
#1 get any stuff you want to keep off the linux partition (as an extra
exercise here you can umount your windows partitions & then cd /;rm -rf
* just to have done it at some stage:)
#2 boot to dos or win9x command prompt only.
#3 run fdisk to delete all linux (nos dos) partitions & create new
one(s)
#4 reboot ; format new partitions & hey presto you've got one or more
drives for windoze.
#5 don't forget to run fdisk /mbr to kill lilo.
method 2 (requires partition magic)
run #1 & #2 above
then use partition magice to do you
deleting/creating/resizing/formatting of stuff
then go through #5 If partition magic won't do it for you.
method 3
do #1 & 2 above & use fips to do the deleting/ resizing thing, I've
never used this method so I know nothing of it's pro's & cons
> thanks in advance
> not a great linux operator,
you'll learn. It takes time & many many cock-ups :)
Ray ...
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