I Want To Format It

About a year ago I put in a new 40gig HD and installed Windows 2000 Pro on half of it with NTFS format. The other half later got a Linux distribution of Suse 9.3. A couple of days ago I downloaded iTunes 7 on the Windows side and at restart it tanked. It won't begin to boot even in safe mode. The install disk can't bring it back, and I found out that the old Win 98 boot disk dosen't work with NTFS.

The start up disk that came with it would boot in dos but it wants and admin password. I have never used a password with the windows side. Right now I would like to format the Windows partition and play with another linux distribution, but I haven't a clue how to wipe out Windows. I don't want to buy any partioning software if I can help it. I want to leave the Suse linux in tact.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Your easiest way would be to just do it from the setup of your new Linux. Just about all have the ability to delete and create partitions. When it gets to the bit when it asks where to install to then look for an advanced option, where you will be able to delete the 2K partition and specify the partition/s you want to create and use for the new install.

Alternatively, your current SuSe install will have a partitioning tool. In YaST I think and called something like Parted or Gparted.

 

That is correct.
With most Linux Distros including Mandrake / Mandriva they have a disk partitioner which also allows you to vhange partiton type.
Included in the list is usually Fat 16/Fat32/ NTSF format options.
I know this is the Windows BBS. However it is a good thing to know this trick in cases of diffficulty in changing file format types on drives and partitions.
Maybe this use of Linux will be an introduction of Linux to some . Who knows where this will lead . Horrors.