My system is setup to dual-boot Win98/NT4. I was resizing a FAT partition in Win98 using fdisk. It correctly identified the partition I wished to remove, but after proceeding, I discovered that it had actually deleted the NTFS partition that was also on the drive. At no point had fdisk identified this partition in any way. I have tried numerous things to get the partition back, but no luck yet. I haven't reformated the partition or done anything else like that, so all the files are still there - I just can't get NT to recognise it. If anyone has advice on techniques or applications to try, I would certainly appreciate it! The original configuration was: Win98 - 500 MB primary partition Extended partition: 5.6GB containing: WinNT (NTFS): 1.6GB FAT: 4GB The drive is a WDC.

If your NTFS is on an extended partition, chances are, the fdisk command will not be able to see the NTFS partition. In actuality, you really can't delete a partition that you cannot see. Therefore, the files are still there. I don't know whether you removed your primary partition or an extended partition. If you removed your primary partition, then all the boot files are gone and NT will no longer be able to boot. At this point, my suggestion is to reinstall win98, then installed NT again. Hope this helps.Good Luck!!

Yar fucked nearly! Start with NDD - at least it's free - chances slim. Use Tiramisu for NT - prick of a program and yar need a second drive - chances moderate. I reckon yar run aground matey - next time use a good pilot like Partition Magic.

Pirate - once again in his 'charming style' is right... You're almost dead/sunk without a trace... But if the NT was NTFS in the extended area, then it's quite possible that it's actually still there; since Fdisk (of any flavour) can't delete NTFS in an extended are... Fdisk can only delete NTFS in a primary partition... Visit http://www.sysinternals.com and download the 'freebie' version of NTFSDOS v3.0 This might allow you to at least 'see' the NTFS partition/data. Also check out their other utils, as they may have something to offer (and which may work for you, besides 'Tiramusi'... - which as everyone knows is also a well known Italian desert...) Good luck, LM-S