On Sun, 27 Jul 2003 13:54:54 -0700
"Fred M. Sloniker"
Based on the responses I got to my question, I've become aware I need to clarify the problem. Windows and Linux have no problem at all seeing the new 7-gig DOS partition and accessing it (in Windows's case, as drive E). The problem is, Windows now ALSO sees a 3-gig drive D, which I'm guessing is the Linux drive as double-clicking it in Windows gives the 'this device isn't ready' error and the size is about right. It then tries to Scandisk it on startup, which I want to not have happen for obvious reasons.
Did I mess something up in the change of partitioning, or is there some other problem here? Some vendors, such as Compaq and Dell create a second partition for Windows backups and restores. It's kind of a hidden drive. You should be able to see it using fdisk and list partitions.
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Jerry Feldman