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            <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
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            <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.
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            <p>To recover the space used by Mageia partitions on Windows, click on
                   <code class="code">Start -&gt; Control Panel -&gt; Administrative Tools -&gt; Computer
                      Management -&gt; Storage -&gt; 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.
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            <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.
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            <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.
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