Linux forum: Can anyone help with uninstall information for xandros 4

Thanks for the info if I use the restore disk will it remove the extra partition

Thanks for your advice. I want to really try the xandros but if I have to give up its nice to know I can go back.
Thanks again

Martin

I'm amazed that anyone could install a GNU+X+Linux distribution *by accident*. Every distribution I have ever used puts up big warnings. Warning, you are about to change your partition table. All data on the drive could be lost. Warning, we are about to create file systems. All data in the affected partitions *will* be lost. Warning, back up your files before proceeding. Warning, you are about to remove an essential package. Your system could become unusable. (Debian will say that if you try to remove Perl or sysvinit or something.) Tell us what you did. Xandros is a professional quality distro with paid staff; I'm sure they'd want to know.

in what I'd consider "the traditional way" unless you suddenly got a GRUB menu when you boot you computer.

I was curious about this so I read a little, and it seems that KNOPPIX can make a file or space on your hard drive and write to it. So to "uninstall" you'd just delete the file, it's not exactly a partition is it? ("knoppix.img" -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knoppix )

You can also view your Win XP filesystem through Knoppix, but not write to it, is that correct? Can you run Knoppix without the CD?

Check this out: http://knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix51-en.html --
you might want to read the "ntfs-3g" section.

http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Knoppix_FAQ

http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Live_CD_Tips -- (see: "Persistent Disk Image" section.)

http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Using_FAQ -- (3 File transfer between Knoppix and Windows or other systems)

The Knoppix system files should still be on CD so you shouldn't be able to modify them. You shouldn't be able to modify your Win XP files either. (I wasn't sure what "system files" you're talking about.)

BTW: I have a touchpad on an Acer as well. I configured the xorg.conf file to disable most of the "convenient" features that the touchpad is defaulted to. If you are able to modify it and want to know my entries let me know.

I guess that Knoppix version comes with Beryl as well. Sounds interesting. I might have to check it out!

I just noticed, in your first (and last) post you mentioned Xandros 4, but a couple posts back you had KNOPPIX 5.1.1, which was what I went by.

From what I read here, here, and at wikipedia, Xandros doesn't have a Live CD, and it's a premium Linux distro. You may have installed a 30-day trial version.

In any event, my apologies that I didn't believe you that it was actually installed. You know, you could decide to just go dual-boot with a Linux distro now, since you're (inadvertently) there anyway.

You can view the partition(s) that Xandros made thru your Win Xp Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management. This site (although Ubuntu related) has excellent info on dual-booting. You can use a distro's installer to resize the partion. I only allotted about 10GB for mine --5.5gb for root, 4.5gb for /home, and 1GB for swap. Making a FAT32 partition is helpful too, for swapping files between the two OS's. To be on the safe side you could defrag first. This standalone freeware defragger will move your data to the beginning of your WinXP partition better than the Windows one will.

Just wanted to clear that up. My apologies again. I'll shutup now!