MBR removal

[pauliedangerously]

Where do I start? I created an iso CD of Knoppix so I could play around with Linux on my XP box...I ordered a used PC for exclusive Linux tinkering, but it hasn't arrived yet, and I got antsy.

The Knoppix CD worked great, but Windows got upset when I rebooted from the hard drive...to make a long story short, I now have two hard drives that Windows won't recognize because they have Linux MBRs on them...you don't want to know....

Right now, I have Windows runing on an old 4.3G hdd, but it doesn't see the primary slave because it has a Linux MBR on it. BIOS sees it. Windows kind of sees it; it's in the Device manager, but it doesn't have a drive assignment.

Is there a utility, preferably FREE, that I can use to clean that thing up? I'm a little gun-shy at this point regarding FDISK, FIXMBR et al...I was up all night experimenting...all I really want is to clean up that second drive so I can use it for swap space and storage.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

1. Just go into the XP Disk Manager

You should be able to delete any unknown partitions from there without trouble.

Right-click on MY COMPUTER
Click MANAGE
Click DISK MANAGEMENT

If it sees the disk you should be able to delete the partitions from there.

[pauliedangerously]

2. Awesome!!!

I had always accessed that from the Admin Tools/Start Button, but it wasn't there when I reinstalled the OS. Worked great.

Be seeing you!

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. To display the Start Menu Administrative Tools (and others)

Right Click on any open spot on your task bar
Click PROPERTIES
Go to the Start Menu tab (up at the top)
Select Classic Start Menu
Click CUSTOMIZE
You'll find a series of check boxes in the Advanced Start Menu options
Check Display Administrative Tools

Check anything else you wish to customize

Be seeing you!