Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be a choice. IT won't boot from a floppy, and I couldn't format it using ntfs anyway from there, and delete partition is the only choice that Windows gives me. Never seen that before, but oh, well. It is a Gateway. Maybe they dinked with the boot options.
Could I boot from a different Windows CD and then bail after formatting the partition? That way I would get all the options, right? Sharol -----Original Message----- From: Windows Home/SOHO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kylde Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 7:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Gateway 5005 plus I wouldnt delete the partition if you're gonna rely on the recovery cd (which should contain all the drivers you need), WIPE the partition until it's empty, then go ahead (i.e. leave the partition size intact) Sharol Cutrell wrote on 17/09/2005, 13:25: > Does it seem logical that I should be able to delete the partition and > install clean? The machine won't connect to any network, dialup or > Ethernet, and runs like it is moving through molasses at this point. -- Regards Kylde -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
