[Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2013-05-28 Thread Phillip Susi
bcbc, since the reporter is no longer using Ubuntu, and there's a lot of noise and little signal here, there's no point in keeping this bug open. If you think there has been a regression in bug #576724, then follow up there. ** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid --

[Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2013-03-19 Thread bcbc
Here is another: http://askubuntu.com/questions/269720/cant-start- windows-after-installing-ubuntu And another: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1769482p=12560337viewfull=1#post12560337 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

[Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2013-03-19 Thread bcbc
** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1079482 Title: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector To manage

[Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2013-03-04 Thread bcbc
PS here is another one: http://askubuntu.com/questions/263606/windows-8 -no-longer-boots-after-grub-wiped-out-the-windows-bootsector -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1079482 Title:

[Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2013-03-04 Thread bcbc
Phillip Susi, There seem to many a number of issues here, but the fact is that Grub installed itself over the windows boot sector, not the MBR. Wiping out the partition boot sector prevents Windows from booting, whereas replacing the bootloader in the MBR is normal (obviously). The bug I reported

[Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2012-12-20 Thread Michael
Grub2 may have been fixed to prevent installing on any windows partition, but it is still installed on my windows partition. I didn't select to install grub on the windows partition, I chose to install Ubuntu alongside windows. It did not specify where it would install the grub, and there was no

[Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2012-12-20 Thread Phillip Susi
That is completely unrelated to this issue bcbc. Grub is installed to the MBR by default, and if you want to put the windows MBR back, you need to use the FIXMBR command. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2012-12-20 Thread Michael
I have tried using the FIXMBR command in the windows recovery disc but, as described in an above post, it did not work. Could you point me to a source that can instruct on how to properly use this command instead of arguing about how a post was unrelated? I did happen to find one of the links

Re: [Bug 1079482] Re: Windows 7 Not Booting after Grub installed to bootsector

2012-12-20 Thread Phillip Susi
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 The FIXMBR command in the windows recovery console will *REMOVE* grub, and restore the Windows boot loader. Since you deleted Ubuntu I assume your goal is to not have it any longer, and return to a pure Windows system. If you are still having