GuessWho said:Giant,
Here's the instructions that I used to remove Linspire, a variation of
Debian Linux, from my dual boot XP machine. #II. worked for me.
Wayne
I. To remove Linspire 4.5/5.0 from a computer on which Linspire 4.5/5.0 is
the only operating system installed
The easiest way to remove Linspire 4.5/5.0 from such a system is by removing
all the partitions used by Linspire 4.5/5.0. This can be accomplished by
using the Fdisk utility found in a MS Windows 98 bootdisk or the command
Cfdisk (for Linux, found within the Linspire O/S). You can also perform the
operation by using third party software such as Partition Magic and BootIt
NG -- please refer to the software's documentation on how to delete
partitions.
After deleting your Linspire 4.5/5.0 partition, you may install your new
operating system.
II. To remove Linspire 4.5/5.0 from a computer with a dual-boot
configuration with MS Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP
If you have both MS Windows 95/98/ME and Linspire 4.5/5.0 installed, choose
to boot into MS Windows at the Linspire 4.5/5.0 boot menu and press and hold
F8 to open the Windows boot menu. Choose to boot into Command Prompt and
use Fdisk to remove the Linspire 4.5/5.0 partitions (NOTE: in Fdisk, the
Linspire 4.5/5.0 partitions will not be identified as Linspire 4.5/5.0
partitions).
If you have both MS Windows 2000/XP and Linspire 4.5/5.0 installed, you can
use the Disk Management tool in MS Windows to remove the partitions. To
open the Disk Management tool, click on Start >> Settings >> Control Panel
(might be able to skip "Settings" if using Windows XP) >> Administrative
Tools >> Computer Management (If using Windows XP, in Control Panel, switch
to classic mode to see Administrative Tools.). Under the "Storage" tree on
the left pane, click on "Disk Management". Right click on the partitions on
the right pane that are being used by Linspire 4.5/5.0 and choose to
delete/remove the partition.
Note that the methods mentioned in Part I (above) will work as well.
The next task is to remove LILO (the Linspire 4.5 bootloader) or GRUB (the
Linspire 5.0 bootloader) from your Master Boot Record (MBR) . . .
If you have MS Windows 95/98/ME installed, click on Start >> Run. Type in
"command", without the quotes, and press Enter. At the command prompt, type
in the command "fdisk /mbr" to reinstall the Windows bootloader into the
MBR.
If you have MS Windows 2000/XP installed, you will need to have the Windows
Installation CD. Insert the Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive and
reboot your computer. When Windows Setup loads up, follow the onscreen
instructions to open the Recovery Console. When it loads, it will ask for
the system administrator password (the password you set when you first
installed it; if you didn't set one, leave it blank.). At the Recovery
Console command prompt, type in the command "fixmbr" to reinstall the
Windows bootloader into the MBR.
Restart your computer, you should now be able to load MS Windows using the
Windows bootloader.
Giant for a Day said:Sorry, I don´t have PartitionMagic 8.
Do you have any other suggestion?
Anyway, thank you.
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