Alright. Since I don't have anything to lose with Linux, I'll just reformat it. What's recommended as being the best option? For one, the partition is ext2 so I could just delete the partition and make an ext3. I don't know if deleting a partition in partition magic would remove the files though? And after deleting, giving my main partition the space back that way I can re-partition it.

Edit: Better yet, I can format the partition right in partition magic. I think I may just do this. Format the partition, then delete it and create an ext3. Think this might work?

Oooo... ext2 huh? I wouldn't use that if I were you. Die-harders still use it but.... Come on... Thats a pretty old file system and, to me anyway, explains your problem.... If your going to format, which I would recomend now that I know what file system your currently using, just:

Reboot with the Slackware disk one

Once you login with 'root', you can type cfdisk and delete the partition there and recreate it. It's not necessary tho. Just type 'setup' and then when you go to pick your root target partition, select reiserfs or ext3 (I prefer reiserfs cause ext3 will fsck every 3 months or 20 some reboots) and then select the "slow format" option.... Then re-install.... There won't be any old files left after that...

One problem with typing commands, I can't I'll just work on formatting the partition I have now, then delete it, and create an ext3 or a reiser (which I don't know how to create specifically yet, but I'll look). Thanks for all the help guys

Theres no commands to type in the slackware install process.... You can slow format your existing ext2 partition there in either ext2, ext3 or reiserfs..... Pretty straight forward....

jong is right. do it in the slack install. i wouldn't trust a windows based app to format my linux partitions.