Extended DOS Partition with No Logical Drives

[TylerW]

I am trying to reinstall Windows 98 on my computer. It shipped with a 8GB
hard drive. When I Format the drive, it only shows that 2GB of the drive is
available for use. I want to get rid of an Extended DOS partition occupying
the other 6GB of space. However, when attempting to delete this with FDISK, I
am told that there are Logical Drives present, when the FDISK Information
Screen for the same partition says no such thing is present.

[Ben Myers]

"TylerW" <Tyl...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F4193A65-68E8-4721...@microsoft.com...

See if these are helpful.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/261473
http://www.russelltexas.com/delpart.htm

Ben

[Jeff Richards]

If you simply want to clear the disk and start over then there is some
information here:
http://www.digitalissues.co.uk/html/os/misc/ibm-wipe-zap.html

If you want to preserve the existing partition then you need to know what it
is. Do
FDISK /Status and take a note of the display. It is the details of the
current partitioning.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)

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