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[AuckLUG] HELP NEEDED TO UNINSTALL

Alan Nicholson alan.nicholson at janal.co.nz
Thu Nov 2 19:24:38 NZDT 2006


I have a spare PC that I have been using to install various Linux Distros to 
try out. It also has a legal copy of WIN XP installed.

My wifes PC (running XP)has finally expired with a WORM despite running 
Antivirus updated everynight, Zone Alarm, Adaware & SpyBot. So she has agreed 
if I leave XP on my spare machine for her "just in case" she will allow me to 
install either Suse10.1 or Kubuntu. I also intend to install Crossover Office 
to make it as painless as possible for her to move away from XP

It appears there are the following Partitions:(checked in Kubuntu)

Partition		Size		Mt Point	Type		Dev

1			17.6Gb					hda1(assume this is XP)
2			1Kb						hda2	
3			6.3Gb	/		ext3		hda3 enabled (assume Kubuntu)
4			996.2Mb					hda5
5			12.1Gb					hda6(suspect Suse10)
6			313.7Mb none				hda7enabled  (suspect Kubuntu Swap)

I have made some assumptions on what each partition is but really may be 
wildly astray. I have no idea what hda2 on partition 2 is.

My wife is a contractor and frequently works in companies that have software 
that will only run under XP- or will only allow MS products to connect to 
their network she has to have XP available .. This is a legal OEM copy but I 
have no CD to use for a reinstall.

Problem...How do I uninstall existing Kubuntu and Suse 10 so that I can do a 
fresh install BUT LEAVE XP INTACT!!!!

This is a MAJOR advance in convincing her to try Linux so I need help.

Alan



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