Re: how to deinstall linux

Bit Twister wrote:
On 9 Jun 2006 14:30:21 -0700, Christopher.Jeffries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
I installed suse linux a year or so ago using a fat partition(?) and
then had no time to use it and now need to clear space on the hard
drive but have forgotten the root user password: any ideas as to how
I can manage this?

just delete files or format partition or delete partition and resize.

Umm. You can get in trouble this way. Christopher, do you have a Windows
system on the FAT partition that you want to keep? Or do you just want to
flush the Linux materials? Or what? How do you currently boot this machine?
(We don't want to screw up your ability to boot it, unless you're going to
scrub it anyway.)


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