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diff --git a/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/uninstall-Mageia.xml b/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/uninstall-Mageia.xml index 07b3c7d5..a8dacc17 100644 --- a/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/uninstall-Mageia.xml +++ b/docs/docs/stable/installer/en/uninstall-Mageia.xml @@ -1,4 +1,11 @@ -<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?><section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="uninstall-Mageia" version="5.0"> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<section version="5.0" xml:id="uninstall-Mageia" + xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:ns5="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" + xmlns:ns4="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" + xmlns:ns3="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" + xmlns:ns2="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:ns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"> <info> <title xml:id="uninstall-Mageia-ti1">Uninstalling Mageia</title> </info> @@ -6,30 +13,43 @@ <!--Lebarhon 2015-07-06 Not true with UEFI Lebarhon 2016 12 16 this page should be deleted or rewritten.--> + <!--2018/02/15 apb: Text and typography.--> + <para>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.</para> - <para>After your data backup, reboot your Mageia installation DVD and select - <emphasis role="bold">Rescue system</emphasis>, then, <emphasis role="bold">Restore Windows boot loader</emphasis>. At the next boot, you - will only have Windows, with no option to choose your operating - system.</para> + <para>After backing up your data, reboot your Mageia installation DVD and + select <emphasis>Rescue system</emphasis>, then <emphasis>Restore Windows + boot loader</emphasis>. At the next boot, you will only have Windows, with + no option to choose your Mageia operating system.</para> + + <para>In Windows, to recover the space used by Mageia partitions: click on + <menuchoice> + <guimenu>Start</guimenu> + + <guimenuitem>Control Panel</guimenuitem> + + <guimenuitem>Administrative Tools</guimenuitem> + + <guimenuitem>Computer Management</guimenuitem> + + <guimenuitem>Storage</guimenuitem> - <para>In Windows to recover the space used by Mageia partitions: click on - <code>Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer - Management -> Storage -> Disk Management</code>. You will recognize a - Mageia partition because they are labeled <guilabel>Unknown</guilabel>, and - also by their size and place on the disk. Right click on each of these - partitions and select <guibutton>Delete</guibutton> to free up the - space.</para> + <guimenuitem>Disk Management</guimenuitem> + </menuchoice>. You will recognise a Mageia partition because they are + labeled <literal>Unknown</literal>, and also by their size and place on the + disk. Right-click on each of these partitions and select + <emphasis>Delete</emphasis> to free up the space.</para> <para>If you are using Windows XP, you can create a new partition and format - it (FAT32 or NTFS). It will get a partition letter.</para> + it (FAT32 or NTFS). It will then get a partition letter.</para> <para>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 <emphasis role="bold">gparted</emphasis>, available for both Windows and Linux. As + other partitioning tools that can be used, such as <emphasis + role="bold">gparted</emphasis>, available for both Windows and Linux. As always, when changing partitions, be very careful to back up anything important to you.</para> -</section>
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