removing grub on a win2000 install

herpules · 05-10-2009, 04:42 AM

I have a hard drive with win2000 on it that I have been using whenever something goes wrong with an ubundu dist-upgrade. Lately I can't boot into it anymore and get a grub error 22 (no such partition). I used to dual boot on that drive, but now there's just the win2000 partition left, and I suppose I don't really need grub for that. So how might I get rid of grub and boot with whatever win2000 would have used originally?

Alternatively, I could try to fix the grub error. I'm not sure which option is easier, so I'm open to advice on doing either.

As for the not-found partition, I can at least say that the drive isn't wiped out or anything. I still use it to store files without trouble.

beachboy2 · 05-10-2009, 05:31 AM

herpules,

For a comprehensive GRUB tutorial look on Dedoimedo's excellent site:
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/grub.html

I messed up my GRUB recently and this is how I fixed it (see post #11):
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...nu.lst-723888/

dandart · 05-10-2009, 06:41 AM

In win 2000 rescue disk there is a tool called "fixmbr" which you could use.

herpules · 05-10-2009, 03:17 PM

dandart, any tips on creating a rescue disk without being able to run windows? Or is there a linux utility that could fix master boot records without having to boot to a disk?

beachboy2 · 05-10-2009, 03:43 PM

herpules,

Look here for info on Super Grub Boot Disk:

http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplan...orials/6572/1/

yancek · 05-10-2009, 04:10 PM

In addition to using SuperGrubDisk as suggested, you could go to 'bootdisk.com' and download. They have boot disks for pretty much any windows version.

herpules · 05-10-2009, 04:56 PM

Solved! I found the windows 2000 installation CD, went into the recovery console and used fixmbr from there. Now I can upgrade to the latest ubuntu knowing I have a base of operations to make inquiries from when it unlearns how to use my hard drive or my network card or the number six.

syg00 · 05-10-2009, 05:03 PM

If the OP has deleted Linux (and hence grub) there is no point in a grub solution, the M$oft MBR needs to be re-written.
As suggested above, this can be done from the Win2k install disk - no need to build a recovery disk if you have it. Simply boot the disk and hit "r" when it says so to get into recovery console. Then run fixmbr.

There are ways of also fixing this from some Linux liveCDs (maybe even SGD although I haven't looked for that feature), but the Win2k disk is probably easiest.

Edit: d'oh - we must have been typing at the same time ...