I started the openSUSE installer from Windows, but I do not want to install SUSE. How do I get back to Vista?
Every time I get ‘Booting OpenSUSE installer 11.2 (LOCAL)’ and it prompts for the SUSE DVD. I tried inserting the DVD and selecting ‘Abort’ on the first opportunity but I never get to return to Windows.
How can I solve this?
You are supposed to boot the install dvd not run it in windows! Anyway here:
Please read this slowly and carefully
Update from Suse 11.0 to 11.1 - Page 2 - openSUSE Forums
N.B. It looks at Vista, for W7 see this: Download Windows 7 System Recovery Discs — The NeoSmart Files
To caf4926
This is where the install from windows thing may be coming from.
OpenSUSE 11.2 start up pdf page 6.
looks like this is the page
Apparently there is a Auto install that will start the installation from Windows.
IMO this makes it too easy for people that know nothing about computers to shoot their foot. Let’s face it most people can’t install Windows yet alone a dual boot system. To do a dual boot you really need think about it. No automated system is able to handle all possible situations.
The way to get more people to use Linux can only be done like Windows ie have it installed when new.
I think I have seen a few feet with holes in them already!
:)
Yeeeeeeah… Like you honestly think that. People don’t read stuff!
More like. User in windows puts cd in drive and oh look lets see what this does.
You are making a valid point here.
Would another valid point may be. If the option is there should it not be at least acknowledged, If not supported?
Install GNU/Linux without any CD, floppy, USB-key, nor any other removable media
Installing from Windows - openSUSE
Not my choice. Never.
Hi,I have no argument about any auto install method being a bad option,
I am posting this from a laptop with four operating systems and nine partitions. There in no way I would allow any partitioning to occur on this machine automatically.
But if the option is there should it not be at least acknowledged?
dvhenry wrote:
> To caf4926
> This is where the install from windows thing may be coming from.
> OpenSUSE 11.2 start up pdf page 6.
WOW!
i suggest we get the email addresses of the folks who made that pdf
and/or the “Microsoft Windows application” named “openSUSE 11.2
Installer” and let THEM field all the questions their baby spawns…
i mean, who did they (Novell) ask here, in THIS openSUSE
community/forum to get our input on this Frankenstein…before they
published/distributed??
sad!
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palladium
Thanks.
The following commands allowed me to boot into Vista (Command Prompt after using the Vista Boot DVD):
BootRec /FixMBR
BootRec /FixBoot
BootRec /RebuildBCD
Then I used EasyBCD to remove the OpenSUSE Installer (LOCAL) from the boot menu.
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.
We are happy for you:)