retrieve linux located in my pc but not reachable

hi i wish to get help from any one
i have on my hdd two version of linux-redhat releases after a period i
have format the remainig portion of hdd to ntfs & instal winxp then i
lose the option to boot linux it is still in my PC but i donot know how
i can retriev it if any body know i wish explain it precisely .

then i want to ask if the format of the hdd that has a linux
poartition on it differs from windows
or it is possible to use patition magic or fdisk to format the hdd even
the opearting systems are different

then i wish to konw how i can get any software that is nedded to
accomplish this task iof it reachable freely from the internet

thanks alot
relpy as sson

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hi i wish to get help from any one
i have on my hdd two version of linux-redhat releases after a period i
have format the remainig portion of hdd to ntfs & instal winxp then i
lose the option to boot linux it is still in my PC but i donot know how
i can retriev it if any body know i wish explain it precisely .

This depends on (a) what OS you use to read the
HDD and (b) whether this OS can read NTFS.
Your XP documentation deals with multiple OSs
and the order in which you ought to install them.

then i want to ask if the format of the hdd that has a linux
poartition on it differs from windows

Your Linux documentation ought to inform you whether Red Hat
can handle NTFS or only FAT

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

Try using BootIt NG (BING), www.bootitng.com. You can use it free for these
purposes. Download the installer ZIP, unzip it to a new directory, run
bootitng.exe to create a bootable floppy disk. Boot to the floppy and when
prompted to Install, click Cancel instead. This will drop you into
maintenance mode whence you can go into Partition Work. In Partition Work,
click opn View MBD and make one or the other of your Linux partitions
Active. Exit and restart. If the boot fails, go back in with BING and try
the other Linux partition. If that one deoesn't work, your Linux boot
manager (I assume there was one, not sure) was wiped or damaged and you;ll
need to ask in a Linux support forum for answers.

If all you want to do is wipe the Linux partitions and recover the space for
your Windows installation(s), then you can use BING to accomplish that,
also, using Resize and Move options.

--

Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User
http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm
http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm

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hi i wish to get help from any one
i have on my hdd two version of linux-redhat releases after a period i
have format the remainig portion of hdd to ntfs & instal winxp then i
lose the option to boot linux it is still in my PC but i donot know how
i can retriev it if any body know i wish explain it precisely .

then i want to ask if the format of the hdd that has a linux
poartition on it differs from windows
or it is possible to use patition magic or fdisk to format the hdd even
the opearting systems are different

then i wish to konw how i can get any software that is nedded to
accomplish this task iof it reachable freely from the internet

thanks alot
relpy as sson

wrote in message
ps.com...
hi i wish to get help from any one
i have on my hdd two version of linux-redhat releases after a period i
have format the remainig portion of hdd to ntfs & instal winxp then i
lose the option to boot linux it is still in my PC but i donot know how
i can retriev it if any body know i wish explain it precisely .

then i want to ask if the format of the hdd that has a linux
poartition on it differs from windows
or it is possible to use patition magic or fdisk to format the hdd even
the opearting systems are different

then i wish to konw how i can get any software that is nedded to
accomplish this task iof it reachable freely from the internet


If you need to boot into Linux you will have to reinstall Lilo or Grub

but if you just want to retrieve data ...google for explore2fs
you can use it to read an ext2 partition (and probably ext3 as well) but I
don;t know about rfs

and finally...if you just want to claim the space for windows...
use disk management to delete your linux paritions and create NTFS