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Windows 7: Linux coming up in boot menu even though I have deleted it from system

19 Feb 2012   #1

64Bit
Chester, UK
 
 
Linux coming up in boot menu even though I have deleted it from system

Hi hoping someone can help me out with this problem.
Ok I put linux on a seperate drive(external) I then deleted it as i didnt want it anymore so I deleted it off of the external drive and now it keeps on coming up in bios as bootable for some reason I have conpletely deleted linux off the drive..why is it still coming up?!
Please help have tried system repair and still comes up
Anyhelp would be much appreciated thanks

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19 Feb 2012   #2
whs

Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany
 
 

See steps 3, 4 and 5 of this tutorial: Dual Boot - Delete a OS
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19 Feb 2012   #3

64Bit
Chester, UK
 
 

Hi would reinstalling windows and wiping the drive get rid of it?
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19 Feb 2012   #4

64Bit
Chester, UK
 
 

I need to reinstall anyways..
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19 Feb 2012   #5
whs

Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany
 
 

That's a pretty 'expensive' method to fix a small problem.
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19 Feb 2012   #6

64Bit
Chester, UK
 
 

Quote   Quote: Originally Posted by whs View Post
That's a pretty 'expensive' method to fix a small problem.
I know but that tutorial was pretty big..I need to reinstall anyways hardrive is becoming a bit cluttered and all my files are on a seperate drive so its no biggy...would it fix the problem?? Thanks
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19 Feb 2012   #7

64Bit
Chester, UK
 
 

Nope that still didnt do it..still there ile give the tut a try
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19 Feb 2012   #8

64Bit
Chester, UK
 
 

Ok so i followed your tutorial an i dont have a partition with linux on it should i just go straight to easybcd step? Thanks
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19 Feb 2012   #9

64Bit
Chester, UK
 
 

Seems to have worked thanks for the tutorial and the help. I have got the programe to skip boot menu but if i were to uninstall easybcd would the settings i made still work ?
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19 Feb 2012   #10
whs

Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany
 
 

1. Apparently you did not clean the disk before you reinstalled. If you have an independent 100MB active system partition, a reinstall would not fix that. it will just add a new BCD entry into that bootmgr.

2. Do the EasyBCD steps. There may be one little problem in Step 3. Because of your reinstall, you may have 2 Windows7 BCDs in the bootmgr. Make sure you delete the old one. Steps 4 and 5 should be easy though.

PS: You are too fast for me - LOL. EasyBCD has done the job. You can uninstall it. But I would keep it. May come in handy at another time.
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