Uninstalling Mageia

Uninstalling Mageia +

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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. +

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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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To recover the space used by Mageia partitions on Windows, click on + Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management + -> Storage -> Disk Management to access to the partition + management. You will recognize the Mageia partition because they are labeled + Unknown, and also by their size and place in the + disk. Right click on each of these partitions and select + Delete. The space will be freed. +

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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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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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