To do this, there are several steps as follows:
1. set hidden and read-only files attibutes to 'archive'
==> attrib -r -s -h *.*
You can also output the results to a file: 'attrib -r -s -h >foo.txt' for
later review.
Do this for ALL the dir's.
Take care of user.dat user.da0 system.dat and system.da0. Windooooz reset
this files, so don't open windows. Do it in dos.
Check some files when click on it and select 'properties'.
2. Defrag your HD with FULL screen, so you can see if files stayed at the
end.(Takes several hours)
3. In dos run 'FIPS' (comes with your linux cd !)
Now look what space is available.
If there is not enough space, repeat all above and SEE IF THERE ARE FILES
STAYED AT THE END OF YOUR HD. If so, you forget (or windows does) to set the
attibute.
Try it. There is no danger with FIPS as long as you don't save anything!
And READ the doc of FIPS.
The max space to install ALL about MDK linux is about 1.3G.
Eric
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamey Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 5:31 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] HELP!!
>
>
> You all are going to laugh at me for doing this or asking this but, I need
> some kind of software to COMPLETELY erase all my partition info.
> Some how i
> manged to screw it up, My hdd is 3.2gb's and i meant to give half to linux
> and the other half to windows. Well some how i manged to give only 900megs
> to windows and the rest to linux, so i downloaded a programed to
> resize it.
> But somehow it screwed my whole hdd up and now i only have a
> 900meg hdd! Ive
> tried Fdisk and it doesnt even show anything! If anyone could help me i
> would be more than grateful to you! Sorry for such along message. Thanks
>
>
