> Sam,
> Can you get a copy of DOS on a floppy?
> If so then boot the floppy and at the A:/ prompt, type in 'fdisk' . When you
> get into this program you are presented with a number of options... 1,2,3,4,
> choose option 4 and look at what partitions you have on your hard drive
> (Win98 is considered a non-Dos partition). - not true if you make a Win98
start up disk. Works better too.
You can usually figure out which
> partition is Win 98 by the size or it should just be on the C: drive. see if
> it's active, if not go back to the first screen listing options.
> >From here you can set the active partitions and also delete any partitions
> you don't want.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sam Junge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, February 27, 1998 4:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
>
>
> > I never backed up my hd, so i have like 350 mp3's and a bunch of other
> > irreplaceable stuf. .
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Eunice Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 5:15 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
> >
> >
> > > Sam,I'm surprised you have't said, 'the hell with it!" and just reformat
> > > your hard drive. Start out with a clean slate, install Win 98, make a
> boot
> > > floppy for Partition Magic (BTW, don't use BOOT MAGIC); make another
> > primary
> > > partition for Linux and install Linux. You may want to boot to Linux
> using
> > a
> > > boot floppy (you can make one of these during the installation, just
> > before
> > > you configure LILO). Also you don't have to install LILO, when asked if
> > you
> > > want to use LILO just say NO. Then you'll be able to boot Win98 by
> default
> > > and if you want Linux ,just boot with the floppy.
> > > GOOD LUCK
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Sam Junge
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 10:06 AM
> > > Subject: [newbie] HELP PLEASE - PartitionMagic error
> > >
> > >
> > > As I've mentioned before, I've been having problems with PartitionMagic.
> I
> > > installed PartitionMagic, then mandrake linux 7, then decided to delete
> > the
> > > linux partition. No longer does my computer load lilo, or list linux as
> a
> > > partition, but PartitionMagic still loads as a dos program when the
> > computer
> > > starts up and tells me "That linux partition could not be deleted. The
> > > operating system partition being deleted was not found." The only option
> > it
> > > gives me is to click ok, which shuts down the computer and repeats the
> > > process.
> > > I tried going to my other computer and doing a sys a:, and also
> > putting
> > > fdisk from my other computer onto the disk. I then put this disk in the
> > > computer that wouldn't load windows, and it gave me an a prompt. I tried
> > > typing fdisk /mbr, but it didn't make a difference for the next time i
> > > booted the computer. What can I do?
> > > Please give me a detailed enough anwser because I've tried to solve
> > this
> > > problem numerous ways.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
Ty C. Mixon
F.T.C. Enterprises
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ 26147713
