I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Just install what ever you want over it. There is no such thing as "uninstall fedora" just like there is no such things as "uninstall WinXP" or "uninstall Vista".
FYI, if you post to any mailing list...you really should use a sensible subject. "help" is meaningless.
On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:16:28 -0800 (PST) Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
You want to remove Fedora and do what? Install Windows on it instead?
If that's what you want to do, you (probably) don't need a password. Though I haven't installed Windows on anything in over 10 years so I can't give you specific directions, you should be able to just boot the computer off of the Windows installation disk and install it on the hard drive using the default settings that the installer suggests to you. (In other words, just keep hitting the OK button or answering Y.) That will overwrite the Fedora partition.
The only way you should need a password to do this is if the bios is password protected. That's nothing to do with the operating system, though. If that's the case you may or may not be able to recover the password using some Dell utility. Check their website.
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
You don't indicate which version of Fedora was installed.
Starting with Fedora 11 the boot loader includes the latest DMM technology. With DMM (Don't Mess with Me) technology changes are made to the MBR (Master Boot Record) and to the BIOS such that it is extremely difficult to install a foreign O/S. In many cases the only solution would be to replaced the hard drive.
The upcoming Fedora 12 will have the follow on to DMM with the first release of DSM. DSM (Don't Screw with Me) is basically the same as DMM. However, it will implement the FA (Fatal Attraction) extensions. DSM with the FA extensions operates in a similar fashion to DMM. However, if you do manage to bypass the DMM features DSM with FA ensures you will be sorry you even looked at a different O/S. In some cases, replacement of the hard drive can defeat FA.
The follow on to DSM is DFM. DFM is in early development and its release schedule has not been determined. Several technological hurdles need to be overcome before the release of DFM (Don't F*** with Me). Among the hurdles to overcome are: a) Features need to be equally effective when a system is operating on battery power or when connected to mains power. b) EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse) needs to be delivered via PS2, USB and Wireless Keyboards.
Good luck, for now.
On 15/11/09 00:23, Ed Greshko wrote:
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
You don't indicate which version of Fedora was installed.
--snipped--
Good luck, for now.
You forgot he needs to use a web-based FTSE registered courier, for return and repair of unknown versions installed on laptops in the refactoring facility on Tristan De Cuhna.
With prior sending off of the battery in a separate package to the facility in Durban, for health and safety reasons.
Form wat-at-roll needs to be finalised with dept. 4for, in the usual manner and condition. Use only black ink.
On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:16:28 -0800 (PST) Ralph Gorrill music_alley@att.net wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Set the BIOS to boot off CD first and shove in the CD/DVD that came with the Dell to reinstall the original OS image. That should do the trick just fine.
Have mercy on this poor person. He is probably a manager, and not a techie. Perhaps it might be good to let him know that he can download a liveCD and change the password. He can then try Fedora and be intelligent enough to realize that he really doesn't want to remove it after all.
BMW
On Sun, 2009-11-15 at 08:23 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
You don't indicate which version of Fedora was installed.
Starting with Fedora 11 the boot loader includes the latest DMM technology. The upcoming Fedora 12 will have the follow on to DMM with the first release of DSM.
The follow on to DSM is DFM. DFM is in early development and its release schedule has not been determined. Good luck, for now.
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BobW wrote:
Have mercy on this poor person. He is probably a manager, and not a techie. Perhaps it might be good to let him know that he can download a liveCD and change the password. He can then try Fedora and be intelligent enough to realize that he really doesn't want to remove it after all.
You misunderstood the point of the humor. It wasn't directed at anyone. It was simply a manifesto on plans for Linux to take over the world.
On 11/15/2009 08:37 PM, Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
On 15/11/09 00:23, Ed Greshko wrote:
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Why the fuss
Just say it's impossible to remove - Fedora is there for his enjoyment and appreciation.
R
On Sun, 2009-11-15 at 08:22 -0800, BobW wrote:
Have mercy on this poor person. He is probably a manager, and not a techie. Perhaps it might be good to let him know that he can download a liveCD and change the password. He can then try Fedora and be intelligent enough to realize that he really doesn't want to remove it after all.
BMW
That is not what he wanted to do. Just to change the root passwd he could boot to init level 1
On Sun, 2009-11-15 at 08:23 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
You don't indicate which version of Fedora was installed.
Starting with Fedora 11 the boot loader includes the latest DMM technology. The upcoming Fedora 12 will have the follow on to DMM with the first release of DSM.
The follow on to DSM is DFM. DFM is in early development and its release schedule has not been determined. Good luck, for now.
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Roger wrote:
On 11/15/2009 08:37 PM, Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
On 15/11/09 00:23, Ed Greshko wrote:
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Why the fuss
Just say it's impossible to remove - Fedora is there for his enjoyment and appreciation.
Nobody is fussing.... It isn't impossible to "remove". That would be erroneous information.
2009/11/16 Ed Greshko Ed.Greshko@greshko.com:
Roger wrote:
On 11/15/2009 08:37 PM, Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
On 15/11/09 00:23, Ed Greshko wrote:
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Why the fuss
Just say it's impossible to remove - Fedora is there for his enjoyment and appreciation.
Nobody is fussing.... It isn't impossible to "remove". That would be erroneous information.
For many people on this list it's really impossible to remove Fedora from their computers (including myself). Sounds like the end of the World!
Hi Ralph,
Did anyone help you yet? If not, send me a private email and i will help you out.
Phil
On 11/09/2009 01:16 PM, Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Hiisi wrote:
2009/11/16 Ed Greshko Ed.Greshko@greshko.com:
Roger wrote:
On 11/15/2009 08:37 PM, Frank Murphy (Frankly3D) wrote:
On 15/11/09 00:23, Ed Greshko wrote:
Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Why the fuss
Just say it's impossible to remove - Fedora is there for his enjoyment and appreciation.
Nobody is fussing.... It isn't impossible to "remove". That would be erroneous information.
For many people on this list it's really impossible to remove Fedora from their computers (including myself). Sounds like the end of the World!
I can't wait for DFM ... I want my operating system to stand up for itself !!! (and, yes, there is a "smile" at the end of that)
On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 08:11 +0300, Hiisi wrote:
For many people on this list it's really impossible to remove Fedora from their computers (including myself).
Yes, I would find it impossible to remove from my computers, too. I just couldn't put up with the alternatives. ;-)
Though, to give a serious answer to the original poster. I'm sure that if they researched re-installing Windows, they'd find the answer that they want.
On Mon, 2009-11-09 at 10:16 -0800, Ralph Gorrill wrote:
I yhave a DELL lap top that one of my employess loaded FEDORA on with out telling anyone...I need to remove it...he is gone and I have no password...can anyone help me please.
Is the plan to put windows back on it? You should be able to pop in a Windows CD/DVD, delete the old partitions in the installer and put windows back...
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