[PLUG] Win98 -- overwrite?

Greg due.gatti at gmx.net
Mon Jun 24 01:16:26 UTC 2002


You shouldn't have any problems..My brother's computer has a 20M linux 
partition and a 10M Win partition...we installed Winderz AFTER Linux was 
already there....it didn't even see the linux partition...however, as 
always, YMMV, sold as-is, No warranty expressed, written or implied...

Tyler F. Creelan wrote:

>Hi Pluggers -
>
>I have a simple (but vital) question: Can I reinstall Windows 98 without
>overwriting my other partitions using the win98 cd?
>
>Specifically, I have a small vfat partition on my linux system, on which
>Windows 98 is installed. I want to wipe the slate clean and
>reinstall Windows 98, but I'm worried I'll overwrite my linux partitions
>by doing so.
>
>Anyway, if someone could give me the thumbs up for this I'd appreciate it.
>I'm fairly certain the answer is 'yes' but I want to make sure...
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tyler
>
># /etc/fstab: static file system information.
>#
># <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>                       <dump>  <pass>
>/dev/hda5       /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro      0
>1
>/dev/hda7       none            swap    sw                      0       0
>/dev/hda1       /win            vfat    defaults                0 0
>proc            /proc           proc    defaults                        0       0
>/dev/fd0        /floppy         auto    defaults,user,noauto            0       0
>/dev/cdrom      /cdrom          iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noauto         0       0
>/dev/hda6       /home   ext2    defaults                        0       2
>
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