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diff --git a/ca/uninstall-Mageia.html b/ca/uninstall-Mageia.html index 4491900..8868e0c 100644 --- a/ca/uninstall-Mageia.html +++ b/ca/uninstall-Mageia.html @@ -24,56 +24,46 @@ + - <div class="section" title="Howto"> - <div class="titlepage"> - <div> - <div> - <h3 class="title"><a name="d5e1244"></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> + + + <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 backing up your data, reboot your Mageia installation DVD and select + <span class="emphasis"><em>Rescue system</em></span>, then <span class="emphasis"><em>Restore Windows boot + loader</em></span>. At the next boot, you will only have Windows, with no + option to choose your Mageia operating system. + </p> + + + <p>In Windows, to recover the space used by Mageia partitions: click on + <span class="guimenu">Start</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Control + Panel</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Administrative Tools</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Computer Management</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Storage</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Disk + Management</span>. You will recognise a Mageia + partition because they are labeled <code class="literal">Unknown</code>, and also by + their size and place on the disk. Right-click on each of these partitions + and select <span class="emphasis"><em>Delete</em></span> to free up the space. + </p> + + + <p>If you are using Windows XP, you can create a new partition and format it + (FAT32 or NTFS). It will then 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 <span class="bold"><strong>gparted</strong></span>, available for both Windows and Linux. As + always, when changing partitions, be very careful to back up anything + important to you. + </p> </div> </body> |