Introduction
Using “fdisk” does not have to be a difficult chore. If you know what to expect, it is a rather easy task.
Note: If you are “clean” installing Windows 2000, XP Home or XP Pro, and do not wish to multi-boot your system, you do not have to run fdisk before hand as, during the install process, options for creating partitions are built in.
WARNING: Using fdisk to “resize” or recreate a partition will effectively destroy what ever information you have on your hard drive. Do not use fdisk if you wish to save any information that it may contain.