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how to fix MBR if needed
Hello.
I have Dell Inspiron 11z.
If i want to delete GRUB menu and restore MBR before linux installation, how do i do it?
since there's no CD drive, and i can't do FIXMBR.
By the way, suppose i do something like FIXMBR, will the "Setup F1, Boot devices F2" menu remain? is it a part of bios?
RobinBredin
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November 28th, 2009 13:00
Hi benchik, What I think you can do with that disc which says operating system is to create an bootable USB stick with your OS on it.
See this journal below,
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html?ltr=U
Though it says Win 7, it can be any OS. Ps, You will have to use another system to do it.
ejn63
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November 28th, 2009 09:00
You'll need a USB CD drive or a flash drive that's bootable to the OS you want.
benchik
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November 28th, 2009 09:00
i want the MBR to return to the state it was before installing ubuntu. (with "Setup F1, Boot devices F2" menu)
I think the "Operating System" CD i got with the laptop, doesn't contain Win7 but only a program to boot from the restoration partition, no?
Anyway suppose i've got a USB driver bootable with ubuntu 9.10. can it be done from ubuntu live cd?
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November 28th, 2009 11:00
Hi benchik, What I did when I was duel booting Win 7 and Ubuntu, and wanted to dump grub and Ubuntu. I booted off the Win 7 disc, Select Repair computer, Select Command Prompt. From there I typed in the following pressing enter after each one,
bootrec/fixboot [Enter]
bootrec/fixmbr[Enter]
bootrec/fixboot[Enter]
If you had Vista on, then you can use an Vista disc.
benchik
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November 28th, 2009 12:00
i have a cd called "operating system" that came with the notebook.
i have no cd drive, only a usb flash drive.
benchik
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November 28th, 2009 13:00
Looks great!
Thanks!