Windows 7: Dual Boot problem, Ubuntu is the main boot

hello

I have Asus laptop with OEM Windows 7 HomeP 64bit on it, I installed Ubuntu 12.04 along side with Windows 7, didn't know that Ubuntu will be the main boot, I used Ubuntu 11.10 a year a go and Windows was my main boot, I tired several way to retrieve Windows 7 as main boot but didn't work.



I tried to fully recover Windows, but when finished I get black screen with "getgrub error"
now recovery doesn't work any more.

I want to get rid of Ubuntu for ever, how? without losing my genuine Windows 7

Hello, Mesh F90 and welcome to Seven Forums.

First you to boot to Ubuntu 12.04 and follow this :

1. Open your Terminal.
2. Type grep menuentry /boot/grub/grub.cfg
3. You will got something like :
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
You will got other lines but you need this, this is last one.
4. Remember this quotes for Windows 7 (ex . "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)") (DON'T FORGOT quotes!!!) you will need it later.
5. In Terminal type this : sudo nano -B /etc/default/grub
6. You will got this :
.... you will have more ....

7. Change GRUB_DEFAULT to value for Windows 7 from menuentry (you remembered it ) (ex. GRUB_DEFAULT="Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)") (DON'T FORGET quotes).
8. Press CTRL+X and type "y" (without quotes) to save it.
9. Important step! Type in your terminal : sudo update-grub
to save your changes

That is all and Windows 7 will be default now.

Trinty

Thank you Thank you Thank you very very very much

It worked, Windows 7 is my main boot.

I did Windows recovery after it became my main boot and it worked too.

but after it finished, It said now Shutdown as usual after any recovery.

when I start up my laptop i get black screen (one like DOS window) with " getGRUB error " to come over this I need to install Ubuntu again by CD and I will go back to the same issue, i wanna get rid of ubuntu for ever

You're welcome!

You can always use Wubi (Windows Ubuntu Installer) which installs Ubuntu as normal program like 7-zip or Winamp... Then you will have Ubuntu, and your default OS will be Windows 7 (and you can always change it from Windows) and you don't have any problem. That is best way for new users who want to try Linux

Trinty

Hi,

Follow the steps in this tutorial:

Dual Boot - Delete a OS

Regards,
Golden

When you did that, you overwrote the corrections to GRUB made previously.

You need to decide whether or not you want to keep Ubuntu on the PC -- that will determine HOW you fix this.

I dont want to keep Ubuntu

Click here

Just delete the ubuntu partitions and perform a "startup repair".

Mark Partition Active the Windows 7 or it's 100mb System Reserved partition (preferred if you have it).

Then run Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times.