If for any reason you want to uninstall Mandriva Linux, you can do so. The process of uninstalling Mandriva Linux is done in two steps:
Remove the bootloader from the Master Boot Record ( MBR)
To do so, reboot your computer with the installation CD or DVD (see Section 1, “The Mandriva Linux Installer”).
In the new menu that appears, choose the Restore Windows Boot Loader option, then press Enter to write the MBR with a Windows ® one.
Delete all partitions related to Mandriva Linux on your hard drive
These are usually
partitions hosting
ext3 file systems and the
Swap
partition. You can also
replace them with a single partition using
fdisk.
Run
fdisk /dev/sda(if the hard disk
containing Mandriva Linux is
other than the 1st disk, change
/dev/sda
accordingly).
Use the
p
command to display partition
information, and then use the
d
command to delete all unneeded
partitions.
If
you want to create a single partition, use the
c
command, specify
1
as the partition number, make it
use all of the space available, and when asked for the
partition type, use the
L
command to list the supported
partition types and choose the one for the
OS you plan to install
later.
Once this is done, just reset or shutdown the machine using the corresponding buttons.