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Old 03-25-2004, 11:08 PM   #1
duffman0286
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Cant format or Delete Linux partions


I am new to Linux and installed mandrake 10 on my system
I like Mandrake 10 but my printer drivers, sound and misc files dont work on Linux so i need to reinstall windows so can recover my old files but i cant delete any partions i do not want to have to do a 01 format because there are files i need to recover on my old windows system

how can i delete or formate my linux system so i can reinstall windows???




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Old 03-25-2004, 11:12 PM   #2
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Do you have different partitions on ur drive?
 
Old 03-26-2004, 01:25 AM   #3
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If you wiped out your windows partitions to install linux then sorry, you lost your old windows data. You can save your data if you in fact installed linux on a separate partition.

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