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Old 03-13-2004, 11:58 AM   #1
Alpine
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Question how do i uninstall MDK 9.2


ok heres my predicament. last nite a buddy and i tried installing MDK 9.2 on my Acer Ferrari 3000 laptop, when i did so the 1st time i partitioned to much space for MDK then windows wouldnt boot properly, so we reformated the HD thinking it would wipe everything out, but still the linux dual boot screen still opens up...so i selected windows (btw i have xp) then i checked my HD status and to my surprize im missing 10 gigs :P...now this post may seem really diffcult but please need help
 
Old 03-13-2004, 12:30 PM   #2
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Run the Mandrake Instalation until you get to the option to partition the HD
Remove any Linux partitions.
Click Done, and you should get a message the changes are being written to disk.
Press <CTRL+ALT+DEL> to restart computer
Remove Mandrake CD
Insert WIN-XP CD
Run Fixboot, then Fixmbr
This should get you back to a usable Win-XP system, if not reinstall Win-XP

Best suggestion is get Win-XP working on your existing HD.
Get a second HD - install it as the first HD, switching the HD with Win-XP to be the second HD
Install Mandrake on the new HD - install lilo in the MBR of the new HD [hda to Linux]

This configuration has been reported to work, although I have not had such a problem myself.

HTH,
 
Old 03-13-2004, 12:38 PM   #3
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well thanx dude ill give that a try, but just spent a far mount on this computer so probally not gunna invest in a 2nd HD..but thanx agin dude.
 
  


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