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Old 07-07-2012, 09:10 AM   #1
MackGeorge
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Angry Grub Rescue


I have removed Ubuntu partitions from a dual-boot installation with Seven but despite running Windows repair the machine on reboot only provides a 'grub rescue' line with a prompt.
How can I get Windows to directly boot up? (I did try to 'uninstall Ubuntu' through Windows first but that failed so I deleted the Linux partitions instead. This is all the result of an Ubuntu 12.04 upgrade gone horribly wrong.
 
Old 07-07-2012, 09:23 AM   #2
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boot from the Windows DVD, go through the menus till you get to the repair option.

Choose command prompt and type

bootsect /nt60 C:
 
Old 07-07-2012, 10:01 AM   #3
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Oops, should have dropped the asterisk.... I'm a newbie all right. Thanks Awesome!

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