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Re: Damage to Windows C: drive from boot CD



Le dimanche, 23 février 2014, 22.06:30 Bill Corwin a écrit :
> Then it automatically did a bunch of things ending with
>   Debian-Installer loader: Completed
> and then I discovered that it disturbed my C: crive!

Apparently you used clicked through the Windows executable that puts the 
debian-installer at the root of your C:\ partition. It did its best to 
minimize its impact, as you can see: all files are in C:\win32-loader.

>     Created uninstaller: C:\win32-loader\Uninstall.exe
>     Copy to C:\win32-loader\linux
>     Copy to C:\win32-loader\initrd.gz
>     Generating C:\win32-loader\grub.cfg
>     Extract: C:\win32-loader\cpio.exe
>     Extract: C:\win32-loader\gzip.exe
>     Appending preseeding information to C:\win32-loader\initrd.gz
>     Copy to C:\g2\dr
>     Copy to C:\g2ldr.mbr

The only system-related change was this line:

>     Registering in NTLDR

Which says that the debian-installer image was registered to the Windows 
bootloader.

> How do I resore my C: drive to Windows only?  Other people reboot
> this machine when they need it and I do not want them to choose
> the 'finish installing Debian Linux'!  I have hidden what I thought
> was a boot CD for Linux; is this enough to prevent further damage?

Just run the win32-loader uninstaller; you should be able to find it in 
Windows' programs list or launch it directly from where it was 
mentionned to be installed:

>     Created uninstaller: C:\win32-loader\Uninstall.exe

Running this uninstaller will restore your C:\ partition to its pristine 
state.

Cheers,

OdyX


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