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| 689499 | 2008-07-16 11:15:00 | Hoping some-one can help me here... I thought I would have a go at trying Ubuntu. I installed it after creating a new partition, but then decided it wasn't for me. (This is the stupid bit) I couldn't see an uninstall option anywhere, so next time I was in XP, I deleted that partition. Now, when I boot up I get a grub error 22. Any ideas? |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 689500 | 2008-07-16 11:36:00 | These guys have the same problem as you: www.neowin.net FIX: Just for future reference: SystemRescueCD did the trick. I used the GParted that comes with it, and simply re-did the old partition scheme (the one I had been trying to delete before). Then I installed Linux again, and Grub was back to normal. Of course I still don't have what I desired (which was a Windows only machine), but I guess I have Ubuntu to blame for that as it insists on installing Grub to an annoying place where Windows can't get to afterwards. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 689501 | 2008-07-16 11:59:00 | Cheers, Remind me to get in touch with you next time I'm in Auckland. A few pints at the Sheakespeares Tavern with you should be worth it. |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 689502 | 2008-07-16 13:37:00 | Haha, sure :thumbs: HTH :) |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 689503 | 2008-07-16 21:12:00 | Seems several people have had that problem, if the above doesn't fix it, I found a bit deeper in those links this as well - Boot into the recovery console and use this command. expand d:\i386\winlogon.ex_ c:\windows\system32\winlogon.exe D: = drive Xp cd is in C: = drive Xp is installed on |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 689504 | 2008-07-17 08:02:00 | Got a Windows 98 book floppy disk. Boot from that and enter from A:\fdisk /mbr then restart your PC and it will boot back to WinXP. Did it last week for a simalr reason.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 689505 | 2008-07-17 09:20:00 | Got a Windows 98 book floppy disk. Boot from that and enter from A:\fdisk /mbr then restart your PC and it will boot back to WinXP. Did it last week for a simalr reason..or... To fix the bootloader in Win XP 1. boot with the install disk. 2. Choose the repair option. 3. select the default windows (if you have only 1 OS ) 4 type in "fixboot" (without the " ") and hit enter 5. type in "fixmbr" (and hit enter) 6.type in exit 7.remove the cd and re-boot into windows. :) (only quoted coz it saved all that typing :p) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 689506 | 2008-07-18 08:11:00 | I couldn't see an uninstall option anywhere I don't think any OS has an un-install option does it? GRUB has two main parts: The boot loader in the master boot record A plain text configuration file that allows the user to select what OS to boot - this is in the Linux partition where is really needs to be So when you delete the Linux partitions you delete this portion of GRUB which leaves the OSs un-bootable and hence the original boot loader needs to be re-loaded. |
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