Format a Linux partition under Windows

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mael9 Posted messages 373 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -  
mael9 Posted messages 373 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   -
Hello,
Last year I was using Ubuntu 11.XX and Windows in multiboot (one Windows partition, one ext4 partition, and one for my data). Since then, I formatted the Windows partition to reinstall Windows. Now, I no longer have the boot option for Ubuntu. I am therefore not using it anymore. I want to format the ext4 partition to NTFS so that I can use it under Windows. I tried booting from a Live CD of Ubuntu, but the partition editor does not correctly detect my partitions (it sees my disk as "unallocated" without partitions).
I then tried under Windows, I downloaded Diskinternals Linuxreader. Indeed, I can see my ext4 partition (as well as the 2GB swap I left) but there is no option to format these partitions. How can I do it?
Thank you in advance

EDIT: I succeeded through the Windows partition manager ;)

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liquidus88 Posted messages 674 Status Membre 116
 
Hello,

Try downloading and burning the ISO of the GParted LiveCD, boot from it, and manage the partitions from there; it should work.

Best regards.
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