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Removing NTFS partition

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Name: brad
Date: May 27, 2002 at 14:13:02 Pacific
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Hey all,

The demo copy of Noton *$cked my NT4.0 sp6 file system and now I can't even reinstall NT because my C drive is NTFS.

How do I get around this?

Thanks!



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Name: trvlr
Date: May 27, 2002 at 16:37:02 Pacific
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Is there 'a real need' to remove this C: ntfs partition...

Perhaps consider the following approaches?

Run NT setup (3 floppies or a CD boot - whichever); setup/install should proceed as normal and allow you to:

a) install a second version alongside current 'hosed' version; you get a dual-boot and can lose the dud NT one later. Re-apply SP as well to second/new version.

or

b) during setup, reformat the C: partition and continue with setup?

NT setup allows you to create/delete partitions; also to format them.

Incidentally you may even be able to 'upgrade' the current 'hosed' version; that's an option during early part of setup (worth a try?). It may work? And (re-)apply SP accordingly. Similarly a repair 'may' even work out OK?


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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer
Date: May 27, 2002 at 17:35:44 Pacific
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Did you try an NT Repair?


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