[windows2000] Re: Linux to windows

  • From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:59:14 +0100

Charles R. Buchanan <> wrote on Thursday, March 22, 2007 5:51 PM:

What is that 8MB space for? Seen it for ages, but never found out what it's
for...


> I had thought about that but failed to put it in my message! :-(  Also,
> be aware that when you use PM (Partition Magic) to delete partitions and
> to create them, if the drive is a extended partition, the 8mb space will
> be at the beginning of the drive, thus it can not be a primary partition
> as far as windows is concerned.  You can still install Windows on the
> fist partition, as long as there is another drive with the
> primary/active partition already established.
> 
> Hopefully that all came out alright and understandable! :-)
> 
> 
> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:42:18 -0500, "Perez, Ricardo V"
> <Ricardo.Perez@xxxxxxxxxxx> took time to say the following: 
> 
>> Re: [windows2000] Re: Linux to windows
>> I recommend you use a Partition Magic or only fdisk to delete all the
>> partitions on your disk, but before to do that run "fdisk /mbr" to reset
>> the master boot record  
>> Best Regards
>> 
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