Retrieving my harddrive space...

the_can · #1 October 7th, 2007, 05:47 PM

I've installed SUSE on a partition of my harddrive, and want to remove it. However I don't have my windows OS disk, simply a recovery disk...anyone know how to remove it so I can retrieve my harddrive space?

**kage** · #2 October 7th, 2007, 07:48 PM

I believe you can download an XP boot disk (floppy) and run the commands "FIXBOOT" / "FIXMBR" from the recovery option. This will restore the Windows bootloader.

Once you have the Windows bootloader back in place, just delete/format the Suse partition using fdisk, or any partitioning tool/software. Make sure your data on Windows is backed up, as there is always a risk when you alter partitions.

the_can · #3 October 7th, 2007, 07:54 PM

I used easyBCD to rerieve the bootloader...fdisk...hmmm, must go download.

**kage** · #4 October 7th, 2007, 08:17 PM

fdisk is a command-line utility included with Windows for partitioning. You don't need to download it. If you want something easier to use, look into Partition Magic.

A free, linux-live cd partitioning tool, called GParted, might also be useful. It is similar to Partition Magic, you run it from a cd (ie: no installing needed), and its free to download/use. But since you're trying to get away from linux, it might be a step backwards for you.