How do I remove a GPT Protective Partition from a hard drive?

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Patrick

The hard drive is question is a blank drive out of a 2003 server. I have
repurposed this drive to go into a windows XP Pro sp2 box that needs the space.
I can not remove this partition in windows XP nor windows 2003 server.

How the heck do I wipe this drive so I can set it up as a basic disk with ntfs?
 
Simply install xp cd,boot to xp cd,recovery,select 1 For C: (OS),Press enter
key for password,then type:DiskPart In DiskPart,all partitions & volumes are
shown,delete the unwanted partition(s),create one,then press ESC key.If you
want it formated,then type:FORMAT D: /FS:ntfs D: being the new partition,
when its thru type:EXIT
 
Andrew said:
Simply install xp cd,boot to xp cd,recovery,select 1 For C: (OS),Press enter
key for password,then type:DiskPart In DiskPart,all partitions & volumes are
shown,delete the unwanted partition(s),create one,then press ESC key.If you
want it formated,then type:FORMAT D: /FS:ntfs D: being the new partition,
when its thru type:EXIT
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Ignore Andy E, He is a troll.

Anyway:
dban.sourceforge.net

This utility, however cannot (as of the last revision) wipe the Host
Protected area. Since there is rarely anything there.... it's not a big
issue.

This utility does have the capability of reverting the drive to the
factory configuration.

http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/
 
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