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missing operating system

hello
i have a toshiba tecra 8100...i am trying to load windows 98 se but every time it gets to fdisk options it won,t delete the partition...and it won,t go back to the fdisk options window....how do i fix this?

bmusicman58
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The problem is most likely that the fdisk version you are using does not know how to make changes to the current partition on the hard drive. Download a partition editing utility from the web and delete the current partition manually then try the installation again.

rch1231
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Hi I would wipe the disk fully,with any of the Hirens disk utilities and reinstall using the 98 boot disk.

See if that helps.

cypher1
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Good call cyher1

Shade01
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