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11-26-2009, 09:54 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2009
Posts: 3
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I want to remove ubuntu boot loader and use windows boot loader
Hello,
I have Windows 7, Ubuntu 9.04, Kubuntu installed in my harddisk.
When i start my PC I have the Ubuntu loader and when i choose "windows
Vista(loader)" it gives me an option to choose between Windows 7 and Kubuntu.
I have really enjoyed Ubuntu but my PC is also used by my other family members who are not very familiar with it, this causes alot of problem so i chose to remove linux os from my system.
If i format the ubuntu partitionand swap partition will the ubuntu boot loader still show. How do i remove Kubuntu which is on my primary partion withut formatting it. I have Windows 7 installed on another logical drive.I only want to run Windows and want to test linux distros later.
Please help.
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11-26-2009, 12:29 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: UK
Distribution: CentOS 6/7
Posts: 1,375
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I would advise against this, the bootloader will be installed into the MBR, to remove the grub bootloader you have to install the windows bootloader into the MBR, not sure what method windows 7 uses for this but it'll likely involve the Windows 7 Disc.
I would suggest possibly that if your family is having issues with Linux and Windows Dual boot, just set up windows as the primary boot within the bootloader in /boot/grub/grub.conf
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11-26-2009, 04:04 PM
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#3
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LQ Guru
Registered: Apr 2008
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu, PCLinux,
Posts: 11,387
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The simplest thing would be as suggested, set vista as the default operating system.
Did you already delete the Kubuntu/Ubuntu partitions?
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If i format the ubuntu partitionand swap partition will the ubuntu boot loader still show.
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Yes, if you were booting with Ubuntu Grub. You need to write vista to the mbr which is not on any partition to boot just from vista.
Why would you want to remove Kubuntu without formatting it? vista won't be able to use the Linux filesystem you have Kubuntu on.
I hope you have a Recovery or Installation disk. If you want vista in the master boot record, you would be best off using EasyBCD program from neosmart technologies. goog documentation and easy to use.
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11-27-2009, 01:57 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2009
Posts: 3
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If you boot from your vista install cd and select "Repair Boot" or something similar it will reinstall the windows bootloader.
be aware... unless you know what you are doing you will most likely lose your linux partition forever. I would recommend reading a tutorial first.
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11-29-2009, 01:06 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2009
Posts: 3
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continued
But the problem is that i can remove ubuntu by formatting the partitions and useing fixmbr in recovery console but the problem is how do i remove kubuntu that shows in the windows 7 boot screen...
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11-29-2009, 02:48 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2009
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 20
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You should be able to remove Kubuntu from the Windows boot screen with MsConfig. If that doesn't work; there's bcdedit. Note that this is more of a Windows problem; and should be fixed through Windows.
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11-29-2009, 03:15 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: USA
Distribution: Mageia 7 - Debian 10 - Artix Linux
Posts: 1,142
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To remove it, it is probably in the Windows hidden Boot.ini file.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/289022
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11-29-2009, 04:26 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Nov 2009
Distribution: Gentoo
Posts: 20
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Actually; there is no boot.ini file in Windows 7 or Vista. They made it harder with their Boot Configuration Data by making it a binary file even though they had a perfectly fine text file format. But that's Microsoft for you...
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11-29-2009, 05:16 PM
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Registered: Nov 2008
Posts: 180
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RUshabh55
I have really enjoyed Ubuntu but my PC is also used by my other family members who are not very familiar with it, this causes alot of problem so i chose to remove linux os from my system.
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It should only take a few moments for you to show them how to boot up the machine and how to select another OS. I'd say that choosing the default OS that your family uses in the boot loader would solve your problems. GRUB is an easy boot loader to use and it has a manual online. Search for GRUB manual.
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11-29-2009, 07:01 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Apr 2008
Distribution: Slackware, Ubuntu, PCLinux,
Posts: 11,387
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Did you check out my suggestion above in post #3? You can remove/modify boot entries in vista/win 7 using Easy BCD. They have good instructions and enough documentation to make it easy. Here's the site:
http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1
Download links is at the bottom of the page.
Documentation link:
http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBC...mentation+Home
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