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Uninstall MEPIS 8.0
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MEPIS Rules!  Joined: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:58 pm Posts: 103 Location: Ontario Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time 
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Post # 263043
 Uninstall MEPIS 8.0 [Solved]Following the instructions in the Handbook, I successfully removed the Mepis partitions, resized the windows partition and then rebooted the computer into Windows.
Got error message - GRUB Loading stage 1.5 GRUB loading, please wait Error 22 OK now what? Been waiting for an hour (joking) Brian |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 3:56 pm |
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 MEPIS Enthusiast   Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 am Posts: 6441 Location: Geneva NY Has thanked: 1379 times Have thanks: 1031 times
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Post # 263046
Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0 You need to rebuild the MBR. I just rewrote that section of the Wiki:
http://www.mepis.org/docs/en/index.php?title=Uninstall Should get you through. _________________ A Wiki only works when many eyes are on it. 32bit, 2.6.36-1-mepis-pae, KDE 4.6.5, AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core, Dell SP2309W with integrated webcam, Nvidia GeForce 6150SE, 4 GB DDR2 |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:06 pm |
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MEPIS Rules! Joined: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:58 pm Posts: 103 Location: Ontario Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time
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Post # 263048
Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0 Thanks for the prompt response. I always admire the folks supporting MEPIS.
Did not work however, Windows XP CD in drive Got message: Press any key to boot from CD.....GRUB loading stage 1.5 GRUB loading, please wait.... Error 22 Hope you have something else up your sleeve,  Brian |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:21 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 am Posts: 6441 Location: Geneva NY Has thanked: 1379 times Have thanks: 1031 times
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Post # 263049
Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0 Did you do this:
_________________ A Wiki only works when many eyes are on it. 32bit, 2.6.36-1-mepis-pae, KDE 4.6.5, AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core, Dell SP2309W with integrated webcam, Nvidia GeForce 6150SE, 4 GB DDR2 Last edited by Jerry3904 on Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:37 pm, edited 2 times in total. |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:35 pm |
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MEPIS is cool!   Joined: Sat Jun 09, 2007 4:22 pm Posts: 674 Location: Spokane, WA Has thanked: 258 times Have thanks: 96 times
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Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0
Did you hit any keys? The Windows XP disk will require an input from the keyboard at that prompt when it senses an OS already installed. _________________ II: Kubuntu 12.04.1 & Windows 7 | 3.4GHz AMD Phenom II X4 | ASUS M4A785TD-V | 8GB DDR3 | nVidia GeForce GTX550 KAVAR: Kubuntu 12.04.1 | Dell Vostro 1000 | 1.8GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 | 4GB DDR2 | ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:35 pm |
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Administrator  Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:17 pm Posts: 8750 Location: Rochester NY Has thanked: 580 times Have thanks: 956 times
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Post # 263051
Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0
If you are getting the grub message it is not booting from the windows CD but still from the hard drive. When in the startup stage some key will give you the option to choose the boot media, F12 is popular. You have to hit the key quickly so the hard drive does not take over. Alternately you can hit a key to get to the bios and select the boot options. Esc or F2 are common keys to access the bios. Again this must be done just after the machine powers up. I often hit the key repeatedly to be sure it takes. _________________ Forum Rules Guide - How to Ask for Help Link to Wiki Rich Acer Laptop 5750G: Intel i5, 4 GIG mem, nVidia GT540M/Intel integrated graphics Kubuntu 13.04, KDE 4.10.2 M12 Alpha 2 in VirtualBox |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:39 pm |
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MEPIS Rules! Joined: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:58 pm Posts: 103 Location: Ontario Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time
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Post # 263052
Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0 Yep - hit several keys.
Reading the wiki again - do you think this will work" Alternatively, you can boot into the Windows Recovery console on the hard drive, and run fixmbr from there. For booting, use the MEPIS Live CD and run grub from the command line. Then enter the following commands from the grub prompt: root (hd0,0) chainloader +1 boot Brian |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:44 pm |
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MEPIS Enthusiast Joined: Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:13 am Posts: 6441 Location: Geneva NY Has thanked: 1379 times Have thanks: 1031 times
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Post # 263053
Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0 Only if you have already installed it there from the CD, as I understand it.
In the new Manual, we point to the MS documentation for all this now: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314058 _________________ A Wiki only works when many eyes are on it. 32bit, 2.6.36-1-mepis-pae, KDE 4.6.5, AMD Phenom 9650 Quad-Core, Dell SP2309W with integrated webcam, Nvidia GeForce 6150SE, 4 GB DDR2 |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:52 pm |
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Administrator Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:17 pm Posts: 8750 Location: Rochester NY Has thanked: 580 times Have thanks: 956 times
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Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0 There has to be a key sequence that gets you into the bios. I know of no machine that does not allow this. Consult your machine user manual.
_________________ Forum Rules Guide - How to Ask for Help Link to Wiki Rich Acer Laptop 5750G: Intel i5, 4 GIG mem, nVidia GT540M/Intel integrated graphics Kubuntu 13.04, KDE 4.10.2 M12 Alpha 2 in VirtualBox |
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| Fri Feb 18, 2011 4:56 pm |
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MEPIS Rules! Joined: Mon Jul 13, 2009 1:58 pm Posts: 103 Location: Ontario Has thanked: 0 time Have thanks: 0 time
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Post # 263058
Re: Uninstall MEPIS 8.0 I managed to beat the machine into submission and it let me boot from the CD.
Hit R fro recovery - it does its think and asks which drive. I answer and get a prompt. Now what? It still brings up the bootloader. Somehow I have to get to rebuilds the MBR. How? Did I mention I know hot to turn on the computer - and that is about it? Brian |
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