Deleting Grub Loader?

G.H.O.S.T_01 · Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 79

I recently got a new motherboard and case due to some previous motherboard problems. I created a new partition and formatted the hard drive, I just got done installing Windows XP, then it went to restart and run, then it came up with the Error 22 Grub thing.

Which...has to do with Linux... which I had debian on before as dual boot...how do I get rid of the Grub??

Which...formatting doesn't work...obviously... or something, or it didn't really format? which seems odd to me... HELP???

G.H.O.S.T_01 · Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 79

This really has me disgruntled (since I don't use linux very much).

I'm trying to get windows back on because, I'm tired of using my mom's computer...which sucks, and because it has all the programs that I love to use so very much.

There's nothing wrong with linux, it's really cool, just not something I wanna use 100% of the time at the moment.

So if anyone knows how to get rid of this Grub Loader...preferably with a CD *my floppy drive is gone, cuz it doesn't work, and I can't afford a new one, even though they're like...$10 now.* LOL

G.H.O.S.T_01 · Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 79

Nevermind...I think I figured it out...but if you linux folk know something, please tell me...in case this doesn't work! *crosses fingers*

zlim · Joined: Mar 11, 2005 Posts: 2422

To delete grub, boot up a windows recovery or installation disk, choose the recovery console, and run 'FIXBOOT' and 'FIXMBR'.

mommabear · Joined: Feb 20, 2003 Posts: 6185

If that doesn't work, look around for a 98 boot disk, burn it to a cd (since your floppy drive is gone) and at the a: prompt type in fdisk /mbr (there's a space before the /.

G.H.O.S.T_01 · Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 79

Yeah, I tried that... It currently only has Win98 on it, cuz I read that with WinXP it's more complicated the FDISK /MBR

But it doesn't work. I type it in and here's what I see...

--------------------------
E:\FDISK /MBR

E:\
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Doesn't say that "Boot rewrite succesfull" or anything, then I restart and still has the Grub Error.

zlim · Joined: Mar 11, 2005 Posts: 2422

Computers use C:\ as the root so I suspect the MBR you are trying to fix is on C:\ and not E:\

G.H.O.S.T_01 · Joined: Jan 27, 2006 Posts: 79

I know that, but E: is the CD Drive that the CD with FDisk is in...anyway, it's all good now, I just use my Win98 startup to tell it to start from the hard drive with winXP...