Removeing Grub & fedora core 7

klosty5072 · 08-17-2007, 03:03 PM

Hi i am a new user to linux and it is not what i expected at all, i would like to reinstall windows media center and i have the disk. i tried to boot my pc from the disc drive and no luck, i get a message saying "configuring your hard drive settings" or something along those lines and then all i get is a black screen. i now realize with linux im out of my league. any help would be great! thanks.
(looking for step by step instructions, basically for dummies)

kpmwrestler · 08-17-2007, 10:46 PM

yeah, just about anyone who uses fedora as their first linux distro would be pretty discouraged. i think you should give linux another chance, this time use ubuntu, but even if you don't, here's how to remove fedora:

first, if you were able to get fedora on cd, i am assuming that you can burn parted magic to cd, so do that, boot to it, and delete all the partitions.

here's how to remove grub:

1. boot up to your fedora livecd
2. download mbrwizard for linux (i think it's www.mbr.bigr.net) to your desktop

3. unpack the file straight to the desktop so you now have 2 morw files on the desktop.

4. open up the terminal

the next few steps may look hard, but they are fairly easy

5. type this:
cd Desktop

alright, now type:
chmod a+x mbrwiz

now to run it, type:
./mbrwiz

to remove grub:
./mbrwiz -disk=0 -wipe=0

to make sure it was removed, do:
./mbrwiz -list

**K-B** · 08-18-2007, 06:30 AM

Simpler way:
Insert your Windows XP Media Center disk in the computer and reboot, booting to the disk. Instead of starting the installer, press R to enter the Recovery Console. In the Recovery Console, type:

Code:

fixmbr

That removes GRUB from the Master Boot Record (MBR).

Download GParted LiveCD from my signature, burn it to a CD and boot from the CD. You can delete your Linux partition, set up your new partition(s) and format it. (Format it to NTFS, for Windows).

kpmwrestler · 08-18-2007, 10:40 PM

oh yeah, i forgot about fixmbr command.

but parted magic is better

noeman5 · 08-25-2007, 04:39 PM

Hi All,
There's also fdisk mbr which will wipe the mbr and install a basic mbr setup for windows, and using fdisk the user can format the drive and set it up for ntfs. fdisk setup of a hard drive is relatively simple.

**K-B** · 08-25-2007, 06:34 PM

The command

Code:

fdisk /mbr

is used with pre-Windows XP CDs. In XP, that command changed to

Code:

fixmbr

08-17-2007, 03:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
klosty5072 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1 OS: Fedora Core 7	Removeing Grub & fedora core 7 Hi i am a new user to linux and it is not what i expected at all, i would like to reinstall windows media center and i have the disk. i tried to boot my pc from the disc drive and no luck, i get a message saying "configuring your hard drive settings" or something along those lines and then all i get is a black screen. i now realize with linux im out of my league. any help would be great! thanks. (looking for step by step instructions, basically for dummies)

08-17-2007, 10:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
kpmwrestler Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 186 OS: win98/winxp, MS-DOS/win31/NT	Re: Removeing Grub & fedora core 7 yeah, just about anyone who uses fedora as their first linux distro would be pretty discouraged. i think you should give linux another chance, this time use ubuntu, but even if you don't, here's how to remove fedora: first, if you were able to get fedora on cd, i am assuming that you can burn parted magic to cd, so do that, boot to it, and delete all the partitions. here's how to remove grub: 1. boot up to your fedora livecd 2. download mbrwizard for linux (i think it's www.mbr.bigr.net) to your desktop 3. unpack the file straight to the desktop so you now have 2 morw files on the desktop. 4. open up the terminal the next few steps may look hard, but they are fairly easy 5. type this: cd Desktop alright, now type: chmod a+x mbrwiz now to run it, type: ./mbrwiz to remove grub: ./mbrwiz -disk=0 -wipe=0 to make sure it was removed, do: ./mbrwiz -list

08-18-2007, 06:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
K-B Moderator, Linux Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,879 OS: Vista, Ubuntu My System	Re: Removeing Grub & fedora core 7 Simpler way: Insert your Windows XP Media Center disk in the computer and reboot, booting to the disk. Instead of starting the installer, press R to enter the Recovery Console. In the Recovery Console, type: Code: fixmbr That removes GRUB from the Master Boot Record (MBR). Download GParted LiveCD from my signature, burn it to a CD and boot from the CD. You can delete your Linux partition, set up your new partition(s) and format it. (Format it to NTFS, for Windows). __________________

08-18-2007, 10:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
kpmwrestler Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 186 OS: win98/winxp, MS-DOS/win31/NT	Re: Removeing Grub & fedora core 7 oh yeah, i forgot about fixmbr command. but parted magic is better

08-25-2007, 04:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
noeman5 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1 OS: XP	Re: Removeing Grub & fedora core 7 Hi All, There's also fdisk mbr which will wipe the mbr and install a basic mbr setup for windows, and using fdisk the user can format the drive and set it up for ntfs. fdisk setup of a hard drive is relatively simple. __________________ "I refuse to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death."

08-25-2007, 06:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
K-B Moderator, Linux Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,879 OS: Vista, Ubuntu My System	Re: Removeing Grub & fedora core 7 The command Code: fdisk /mbr is used with pre-Windows XP CDs. In XP, that command changed to Code: fixmbr __________________