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Old 09-25-2010, 12:50 AM   #1
ciao303
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GRUB Rescue


ok so like I said in my other thread , I wanted to repartition my hdd for Windows majority usage. I deleted all off the partitions that werent labelled NTFS and when I restarted this came on to the screen:


grub rescue>_


what gives? whats the solution??

btw the screen on my laptop is smashed so im only running on my 40" tv thru HDMI...anyone know which pre Windows 7 support HDMI off the bat?
 
Old 09-25-2010, 01:56 AM   #2
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You deleted all the linux partitions without restoring windows boot loader ?
Assuming that you had a dual boot .
If so restore windows boot loader using windows rescue mode using the commands fixmbr and fixboot
Of course to do, so, you have to start up from windows media

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