I've been using Genuine Windows XP Professional. Just to try out Linux, I installed it on a separate partition. The Linux overwrote my boot-loader (ntldr WindowsNT Boot Loader) with Linux (Grub Grand Unix Boot-loader). My Windows Installation features in the Grub's list of OS but it isn't the default choice. Many a time, the computer automatically boots into Linux, and I end up spending minutes restarting the system to boot Windows. I've become fed-up of Linux and I want to remove it. I can't just delete the Linux ext3 partition else it would corrupt Grub. I want this Grub to be replaced by the NTLDR. I cannot use my Windows Installation CD because the CD is that of Windows before Service Pack 1, one of the first builds that came without the SP, which over the years, I updated to SP2. If I use the CD, it could overwrite the SP2 system files ending up in a system-file mess causing me to re-format the Windows installation. I don't want to do that. Please Help.
2007-02-23 01:25:49 · 5 answers · asked by K-Paxian 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Microsoft simply doesn't provide me free support. It's directing me to some community newsgroup that's free. Why on earth did I purchase Windows when they can't provide me support? I should've used my brother's copy. So much for being legal.
2007-02-23 01:30:26 · update #1
Use your installation Disk and boot into recovery console
select the windows installation and enter the administrator password. (If none then just press enter)
At the command prompt type FIXMBR then press enter
Answer yes to any prompts.
Then type FIXBOOT press enter
typing either of these commands followed by /?
(space before /?) will give you a list of options you could use including which OS you would like on the startup list.
Any problems email me
2007-02-23 03:04:37 · answer #1 · answered by rmn_tech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The grub boot loader should be in the Windows partition... so you should be able to remove the ext3 partition without messing it up.
The easiest way out may be to change the order that grub uses to make Windows the default partition.... edit /boot/grub/menu.lst to put Windows first.
But you should be able to put NTLDR back... see this URL for instance:
http://linux.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/linuxadmin-l/grub-removal-and-making-xp-boot-again-997760#
2007-02-23 01:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by bambamitsdead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not 100% sure about this but would a system restore help if you went back to before you installed linux might work and is worth a try you could always reverse it if not :)
2007-02-23 01:30:26 · answer #3 · answered by Edward W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Download SuperGrub. Also some other LINUX links.
2007-02-23 02:28:50 · answer #4 · answered by hitechsleuth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Recovery console might help
2007-02-23 01:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by steve0967 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋