format ntfs to fat 32

Yonke · Post by **Yonke** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:19 pm

i want to format a old dell computer that have os windows server to
install windows 98 se ........the problem is when i use the startup disk of win98 i can format the harddisk becuz is in ntfs......

any of iu know a dos software whit boot that can help me format this harddisk?????

butters · Post by **butters** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:22 pm

You can obtain a Windows XP or 2000 startup disk pretty easily and use that to manage an ntfs partition. Failing that fdisk can delete the partition.

Yonke · Post by **Yonke** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:30 pm

ok im gonna try thnxs......

Yonke · Post by **Yonke** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:43 pm

perfect i just format

butters

Georgie · Post by **Georgie** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 11:44 am

If I remember right fdisk in dos can see a ntfs drive so you could delete partitions

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 1:00 pm

Georgie wrote:If I remember right fdisk in dos can see a ntfs drive so you could delete partitions

or he could get NTFSDOS. I use it with my DOS box.

Post by **Roofus** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 1:41 pm

If you don't care about the data, just zero the drive and format it however you want.