If you can still get into your WIN2K, then go in and use PartitionMagic to repartition. But the premise is that you first have to know where the bad area is. Before you start, you can use some bad-sector detection tools to determine where it is. The tool that the poster above mentioned is also very good, and there are many other tools that can test for it too, such as SPFDISK. Because they perform the check in memory, they will not damage your original partitions. Then write it down, and enter WIN2K to install and use PartitionMagic. That way, you can meet the second requirement you mentioned. Give it a try. If it doesn't work, then the only option is to damage the original partition.