Thread: Deleting a Windows partition

so here problem...
have ubuntu 11.10 installed along windows 7 premium
got nasty virus on win7 partition other day , plugged away 3 days trying fix going scrap , run ubuntu full-time ... or maybe re-install win7.

here questions:

1. a) if leave partition there, can reinstall windows 7 on top of them? b) , should format partitions before install?

2. should / delete partitions , make them storage?

3. isn't windows 7 has installed first prior ubuntu grub loader?

here partitions.

dev/sda1 ntfs 100mb boot
dev/sda2 ntfs 100gb storage - (this storage space)
dev/sda3 ntfs 250gb - ( think win7 partition)
dev/sda4 extended 100gb - ( think ubuntu partition)
dev/sda5 ext4 98gb ( no idea is)
dev/sda6 unknown

so... ones can delete?

if re-install windows, delete else on computer, careful that.

find out can delete rid of windows, boot live cd , start gparted. give bit more info on partitons, , tool changing partitions. can see mine in screen shot, , can see how tells what.

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