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| author | Marja van Waes <marja@mageia.org> | 2015-02-03 22:27:08 +0100 |
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| committer | Marja van Waes <marja@mageia.org> | 2015-02-03 22:27:08 +0100 |
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diff --git a/uninstall-Mageia.html b/uninstall-Mageia.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8cdd46c --- /dev/null +++ b/uninstall-Mageia.html @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +<html> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> + + <title>Uninstalling Mageia</title> + <meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"> + <link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> + <link rel="up" href="index.html" title="Installation with DrakX"> + <link rel="prev" href="exitInstall.html" title="Congratulations"><style xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/transitional" type="text/css"> + <!-- + body { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } + table { font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px } + --></style></head> + <body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"> + <div lang="" class="section" title="Uninstalling Mageia"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h2 class="title"><a name="uninstall-Mageia"></a>Uninstalling Mageia + </h2> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + + + <div class="section" title="Howto"> + <div class="titlepage"> + <div> + <div> + <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e1119"></a>Howto + </h3> + </div> + </div> + </div> + + + + <p>If Mageia didn't convince you or you can't install it correctly, in + short you want get rid of it. That is your right and Mageia also gives you + the possibility to uninstall. This is not true for every operating + system. + </p> + + + <p>After your data backup, reboot your installation Mageia DVD and select Rescue + system, then, Restore Windows boot loader. At the next boot, you will only + have Windows with no option to choose your operating system. + </p> + + + <p>To recover the space used by Mageia partitions on Windows, click on + <code class="code">Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer + Management -> Storage -> Disk Management</code> to access to the + partition management. You will recognize the Mageia partition because they + are labeled <span class="guilabel">Unknown</span>, and also by their size and place + in the disk. Right click on each of these partitions and select + <span class="guibutton">Delete</span>. The space will be freed. + </p> + + + <p>If you are using Windows XP, you can create a new partition and format it (FAT32 + or NTFS). It will get a partition letter. + </p> + + + <p>If you have Vista or 7, you have one more possibility, you can + extend the existing partition that is at the left of the freed space. + There are other partitioning tools that can be used, such as gparted, + available for both windows and linux. As always, when changing partitions, + be very careful, and make sure all important things have been backed + up. + </p> + + </div> + + </div> + </body> +</html> |