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My hard disk has three partitions with drive letters C and D used by Windows 98. The third partition is used by Linux. Why can’t I view this partition in Windows Explorer? Also, how can I uninstall Linux?
Hello Miley.
Windows 98 can only recognize two file systems: FAT16 and FAT32. Â Depending on your Linux installation, the file system on your Linux partition could either be ext2, ext3 or ext4. Â This is the reason why your Windows 98 cannot "see" the Linux partition.
To remove Linux, you will have to delete the partition where it is installed at. Â Unfortunately, Windows 98 does not have any disk management feature like in Windows 2000, XP or Windows 7. Â Normally, you can use FDISK under DOS to edit the partitions but, unfortunately again, DOS and FDISK cannot detect Linux partitions. Â Your only choice would be to run the Linux installer again (you can use a LiveCD) and use its partitioning tool to delete the Linux partition and create a new unformatted partition for Windows 98.
To remove the boot loader that Linux installs, boot up in DOS and run "fdisk /mbr" to rewrite the Master Boot Record and give back ownership to Windows.
Hope this helps!
