How to convert my partition to NTFS or FAT32?

Question

Hi there,afew days ago i've bought a hard drive and decided to allocate it for Fedora OS.After installing this OS,I found it hard to
work with,so i decided to install XP on this hard drive .I tried to
format this Drive through DOS by this Drive isn't showed in DOS
even its contents isn't showed.What can i do,and how can i format
this hard drive in order to be able to install XP on it?

Answer 1

Insert your XP CD and boot the computer
Should start the XP install
Right after you do the F8 to agree, you will be prompted if you want to format/partition drive before installing XP.
Should be able to point it to the drive and partition you want to format
Once the formatting is do, reboot the PC. You do not need to let the XP setup continue.

Answer 2

Several of the previous answers will work, however, here is a free utility that will do that & much more :

http://partitionlogic.org.uk/

Partition Logic is a free hard disk partitioning and data management tool. It can create, delete, format, defragment, resize, and move partitions and modify their attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to another.

Partition Logic is free software, based on the Visopsys operating system. It boots from a CD or floppy disk and runs as a standalone system, independent of your regular operating system. It is intended to become a free alternative to such commercial programs as Partition Magic, Drive Image, and Norton Ghost.

regards,
Philip T

Answer 3

Call Microsoft Support and Assistance.