[SOLVED] GRUB Loader

Birdy92 · 07-08-2009, 09:09 PM

I have Vista installed on my Asus laptop. I was dual booting Ubuntu and decided to get rid of it. The GRUB Loader is still there and has an error because it cannot find the Ubuntu boot information therefore comes up with an error and I cannot boot into any OS.

Other forums suggested I use the repair setting on the Vista install disk but the disk I got from Asus with the laptop, goes straight into a recovery mode which just "recovers" Vista onto a HDD. I did this but it doesn't get rid of the GRUB loader.

Any other ideas on how to get rid of this to boot in Vista cleanly again?

**lorjack** · 07-08-2009, 09:19 PM

You can borrow someone else's Vista disc to restore the boot loader. Or you can restore GRUB and let it manage the boot options.

Mcninjaguy · 07-08-2009, 09:29 PM

This is what your looking for.
http://www.techhandbook.com/linux/30...from-GRUB.html

Birdy92 · 07-08-2009, 09:37 PM

Thankyou Mcninjaguy
downloading now hopefully this works.
Fingers crossed.

Mcninjaguy · 07-08-2009, 10:28 PM

I've followed that guide before and it worked for me, so lets hope it works for you too.

Birdy92 · 07-08-2009, 11:44 PM

Well doing that got rid of GRUB now when I booted in Vista it comes up with a cmd box and a Windows setup box that says it is "Installing the Application"
Is this normal?

Mcninjaguy · 07-09-2009, 12:10 AM

I never did get that.. hmm

Did you do the command prompt thing exactly as was posted in the link I provided.

Quote:

/fixmbr

bootrec /fixboot

exit

Birdy92 · 07-09-2009, 12:28 AM

yeah it is all working now, I don't know what happened it must have been part of the re-installing process. Now just the long tasks of installing everything...
Thanks for your help. :)

Mcninjaguy · 07-09-2009, 12:46 AM

No problem, glad to be of service.

Mark the thread as solved under the thread tools.

07-08-2009, 09:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Birdy92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10 OS: Vista 32bit	[SOLVED] GRUB Loader I have Vista installed on my Asus laptop. I was dual booting Ubuntu and decided to get rid of it. The GRUB Loader is still there and has an error because it cannot find the Ubuntu boot information therefore comes up with an error and I cannot boot into any OS. Other forums suggested I use the repair setting on the Vista install disk but the disk I got from Asus with the laptop, goes straight into a recovery mode which just "recovers" Vista onto a HDD. I did this but it doesn't get rid of the GRUB loader. Any other ideas on how to get rid of this to boot in Vista cleanly again? Last edited by Birdy92; 07-08-2009 at 09:12 PM.

07-08-2009, 09:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
lorjack TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 2,205 OS: Windows 2K, XP Pro sp3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Ubuntu	Re: GRUB Loader You can borrow someone else's Vista disc to restore the boot loader. Or you can restore GRUB and let it manage the boot options. __________________ Those who can't write, write manuals. Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you...

07-08-2009, 09:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: GRUB Loader This is what your looking for. http://www.techhandbook.com/linux/30...from-GRUB.html

07-08-2009, 09:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
Birdy92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: GRUB Loader Thankyou Mcninjaguy downloading now hopefully this works. Fingers crossed.

07-08-2009, 10:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: GRUB Loader I've followed that guide before and it worked for me, so lets hope it works for you too.

07-08-2009, 11:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Birdy92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: GRUB Loader Well doing that got rid of GRUB now when I booted in Vista it comes up with a cmd box and a Windows setup box that says it is "Installing the Application" Is this normal?

07-09-2009, 12:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
Birdy92 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 10 OS: Vista 32bit	Re: GRUB Loader yeah it is all working now, I don't know what happened it must have been part of the re-installing process. Now just the long tasks of installing everything... Thanks for your help. :)

07-09-2009, 12:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: GRUB Loader No problem, glad to be of service. Mark the thread as solved under the thread tools.