Problem with partition . . . HELP!

[Zmirky]

I ran FDISK and created DOS Boot partition an set it to be 10% of HDD size
and now after installing windows HDD shows up as a 8 GB disk other than 80
GB one. How can I restore the whole 80Gigs ???

I would appreciate any help you could offer me...

Thanks!

 

[philo]

I ran FDISK and created DOS Boot partition an set it to be 10% of HDD size
and now after installing windows HDD shows up as a 8 GB disk other than 80
GB one. How can I restore the whole 80Gigs ???

I would appreciate any help you could offer me...

Thanks!

You can just run fdisk again and create a logical drive...

 

[Zmirky]

You can just run fdisk again and create a logical drive...

Do Ii have to format HDD before creating logical drive and erase this boot
partition?

 

[philo]

Do Ii have to format HDD before creating logical drive and erase this boot
partition?

no
you can just create an additional partition


but you will have to format that one in order to use it

here is a link on fdisk

http://www.fdisk.com/

also be sure you have the latest version of fdisk

 

[Zmirky]

thanks!

 

[philo]

thanks!

OK

btw: I hope you were using the updated version
of fdisk

if fdisk does not "see" the whole drive
then you will need the newer version
such as you can get from a win ME bootdisk ( see www.bootdisk.com )

 

[Johan Miörner]

To manage your partitions there's a program called "Partition Magic" which
is really great.

- JM

 

[Paul L]

xp has a limited value 'fsidk' and formatter built in, r-click 'my
computer', manage, disk management, your should see your drive.