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cant delete linux extended partition in windo

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June 10, 2011 at 03:51:47
Specs: Windows 7
i am trying to delete a linux extended partition in win7 but there are only 2 options there 1 is create new partition and the 2nd is help... when i click on new partition it says you cannot create a new volume in an unallocated space because the disk already contains the maximum number of partitions..... what can i do to remove this partition

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#1
June 10, 2011 at 04:05:44
Delpart may work:

http://russelltexas.com/delpart.htm

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#2
June 10, 2011 at 06:19:32
Be very careful when using delpart that you apply it to the correct partition. Drive letters may not be an accurate method of determination. Go by partition size.

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June 10, 2011 at 07:35:37
What did you get, when you try to delete the partition by going to Start / rightclick Computer / Manage / Drive management?

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June 13, 2011 at 00:20:02
i managed to delete the partition in another way. i booted off the ubuntu 10.04 cd and went straight into live desktop then used System>Administrator>........... a partition manager of some sort. then deleted the unallocated space and formatted it with ntfs, that was it rebooted into windows

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June 13, 2011 at 03:49:51
Thanks for your reply.

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