On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 03:21, Ahmed Koraiem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ok I had the same story once when I wanted to remove ubuntu to repartition
> my space and install it again, but I couldn't remove GRUB, but it was still
> usable to boot windows untill I did the partitioning thing, then things
> became messy
>
> try booting ubuntu from a live cd and run grub uninstall from a terminal,
> but I can't be sure of something like that
>
> the thing is, windows' bootloader is usually installed in the C itself,
> while GRUB installs itself on the MBR directly, so even if you use a windows
> recovery CD, it'll tell you that your windows boot is clean, now you have 2
> options
>
> The easy one: if GRUB boots your pc with no errors 4get it and keep working
>
> The hard one: remove grub manually using a boot cd or something by using a
> fixmbr command or clean MBR, then use a windows recovery disc to make sure
> it'll boot
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:27 AM, NumPy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Andy,
>> Couple of questions:
>> 1.) Does GRUB report an error, and or does it give windows as a boot
>> option?
>> 2.) Do you have an "Original" Windows installation disk? (XP/2000, you
>> did not specify)
>> 3.) Are you wanting to remove GRUB AND Ubuntu, and only use Windows?
>>
>> ~NumPy
>>
>> On Nov 19, 6:22 pm, Andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > I am a former user of Ubuntu (VERY LONG STORY, DON'T WANT TO GET INTO
>> > IT), and now that I have recovered my IBM Netvista 6274 TWICE, and
>> > checked from Ubuntu that in my Windows Partition that I have /windows/
>> > system32/winlogin.exe, I am stuck. Can anyone help me with removing
>> > GRUB from my system?
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance,
>> > Andy Chan
>>
>>
>
> >
>
If you want to rid yourself of Grub, put the windows cd in the drive and
boot to the recovery console. After logging in at the prompt type:
fixmbr
fixboot
Reboot your machine and enjoy your Grub free boot-up.
--
Luke
'Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you
were a Member of Congress... But I repeat myself.'
--Mark Twain
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