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Re: please please please help me!

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From: DarkLight
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:24
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Mark Gelder wrote:

> Hello
> 
> I have a two hard drvie system and on one on xp and on the other I recently
> tried to install THIZ linux however this didnt work and so now im trying to
> delete it, i see no option for this anyhere either on the cd rom or the
> options on that 'lilo' boot up page. so i thought i woud just reformat it
> windows my computer, except windows doesnt pick up the drive in my computer
> anymore presumably because of the different file structure. so I thought i
> would delete it using the windows start up disk, no go that doesnt pick the
> drive up either. sp in summing up i want to know how to get rid of linux and
> then how to get rid of that stupid load up screen so i can use the space on
> my second hard disk again. please please help, emial me if possible! thanks
> very much!
> 
> use partitionmagic but if you installed lilo to hard drive your going to 

   have problems. partitionmagic will detect linux partion if you 
installed lilo to c drive windows will not find the file if you start 
installation again when you come to drive detection you can delete
  linux partition but easy way is partitionmagic



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Subject: Re: please please please help me!
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