Re: General Question

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From: Ron (jfkfjdsarewureow_at_ruioewuroiewvkjhdkghdska.com)
Date: 11/04/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 14:28:08 -0800

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"Mike Lambert" <mikel@mpmonline.com> wrote in message
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> Ok, I understand most of that, but what do you mean by "run fdisk"?
How
> do you do this? Sorry for any dumb questions. I'm just starting to learn
> about some of this stuff.

FDISK is a DOS command to partition a hard disk. Back in the old days, you'd
boot to DOS, run FDISK to partition your hard disk they way you want it,
then run FORMAT to format the partitions (C: D: or E: etc). If you're
installing XP, everything is done through graphical interface. You won't
have to deal with commands.

> I was able to get into the setup screen and change the boot order to
> boot from the CD first. Then I was able to delete the partitions.

Did you boot off the hard disk before? You then run XP setup from the CD? If
so, that may be why you can not partition the hard disk because it is being
accessed.

> But, I
> would like to know how to remove the partitions using fdisk for future
> knowledge.

Why would you want to learn something so old such as fdisk? :-) Stick with
the graphical setup of XP.

> Thanks a lot for the response!!
>
> Mike
>
>

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