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The worst case has come:
A linux user (that's me) has to install windows 95
on a disk containing linux.

Situation:
partition #1: linux (40MB)
partition #2: linux (50MB)
partition #3: free for win95 (5GB)
rest        : linux (a lot more GB)

I have absolute low experience with products from
braindead-m*cr*hard since the old times with win3.11,
so I better ask before:

Does anyone know whether windows 95 will
let the linux partitions survive during install?
(I am aware of the fact that lilo must be reinstalled
after windows installation)

Is there a secure way to force windows 95
to take partition #3 as drive C: and ignore other
partitions?

linux-fdisk may do some of the job.
Which partition type should be choosed?
Or should I delete the partition completely

Thanks for any hints,

Markus

P.S.: please do not discuss the reasons for installing
win95 after so many years without trouble, but sometimes
life is hard, and we must struggle on for some while ...

        Anyway, to your problem.  You should be able to use the DOS fdisk
command and simply tell partition 3 that it's a FAT32 partition.  Then
format it using the DOS format command and it will be the only thing
that windog can see, so it will call it C:\.  The commands should be on
the installation disk.  I can't tell you what to do about booting, LILO
etc, because I took the easy way and boot my system with a floppy.

        I'm pretty sure this is right, but if it isn't, it's sure to draw some
other advice ;) .

        I believe adding the other os to a linux box is the easy direction to
move.  Too bad you have to go that way.  Good luck.  G.