[Dorset] Lost booting on PC
Done a silly thing and deleted several partitions on an old PC of my brother, now no boot sequence! PC used to dual boot WP/Ubuntu but they have not used Linux and WP has no elbow room so I removed the Linux partitions, expanded WP twice as large and used the remainder for their user data. All went fine until I rebooted; post OK then Error 22, I then realised why - I'd removed Grub with the Linux partition. Am looking back through past LXF mags as I remember something similar asked about, no luck so far. Hope to be at meeting tomorrow so will ask then, but any info would be useful so I can send it on to my brother. Don't know what file to look for in Windos for the boot programme. Clive -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Lost booting on PC
On 13/12/10 18:00, C A Wills wrote: Done a silly thing and deleted several partitions on an old PC of my brother, now no boot sequence! PC used to dual boot WP/Ubuntu but they have not used Linux and WP has no elbow room so I removed the Linux partitions, expanded WP twice as large and used the remainder for their user data. All went fine until I rebooted; post OK then Error 22, I then realised why - I'd removed Grub with the Linux partition. Am looking back through past LXF mags as I remember something similar asked about, no luck so far. Hope to be at meeting tomorrow so will ask then, but any info would be useful so I can send it on to my brother. Don't know what file to look for in Windos for the boot programme. Hi Clive, Based on an understanding that Linux is no longer present or required, and that you are trying to recover a Windows instance, you could try booting with a DOS boot disc and running the command 'fdisk /mbr'. See this article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/69013 If I recall correctly Windows install CDs include an option to repair the master boot record as well, should you happen to have such a thing. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
Re: [Dorset] Lost booting on PC
On 13/12/10 18:16, Sean Gibbins wrote: On 13/12/10 18:00, C A Wills wrote: Done a silly thing and deleted several partitions on an old PC of my brother, now no boot sequence! PC used to dual boot WP/Ubuntu but they have not used Linux and WP has no elbow room so I removed the Linux partitions, expanded WP twice as large and used the remainder for their user data. All went fine until I rebooted; post OK then Error 22, I then realised why - I'd removed Grub with the Linux partition. Am looking back through past LXF mags as I remember something similar asked about, no luck so far. Hope to be at meeting tomorrow so will ask then, but any info would be useful so I can send it on to my brother. Don't know what file to look for in Windos for the boot programme. Hi Clive, Based on an understanding that Linux is no longer present or required, and that you are trying to recover a Windows instance, you could try booting with a DOS boot disc and running the command 'fdisk /mbr'. Or, if it's Windows XP, you could do a 'repair install' to revive it. cheers Chris -- Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com Fordingbridge, Hampshire, UK -- Next meeting: The Broadway, Bournemouth, Tuesday 2010-12-14 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
