Dual OS, Win7 is not the main boot


  1. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
       #1

    Dual OS, Win7 is not the main boot


    Hello everyone, I posted a similar topic a while ago under diffident User Name, I didn't quite explain the problem.

    I have Win7 HomeP OEM, I installed Ubuntu 11.10 and it was good experience, then Installed 12.04 and then It changed the boot to Ubuntu by it self, tried to recover windows which worked partially, then I started the laptop and got a black screen with " GetGrub Error ", to fix that i must reinstall ubuntu again from cd.

    that's the boot screen now:




    then it seems that Ubuntu 12.04 created a boot partition for it self (3.79GB):



    I want to get rid of Ubuntu without losing Win7, btw im using Ubuntu 11.10 now
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  2. Posts : 1,397
    Win 10 Pro 64
       #2

    You can remove Ubunto then boot with a Windows 7 Recovery disk or the install DVD and get to a command prompt and then type in the Following:
    c:\ bootrec /fixmbr
    c:\ bootrec /fixboot

    If by chance the above does not work use this but only if the above fails:
    bootrec /rebuildbcd

    Post back after you do this.
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  3. Posts : 11,408
    ME/XP/Vista/Win7
       #3

    To Remove Linux take look at this post:
    Error 0xc0000225 on boot

    Remove Grub - Restore Windows 7
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  4.    #4

    The flags are correct on Win7 so if you delete the other partitions and it won't start I'd run a few Startup Repairs to repair the System files.

    You can also recover the disk space after deleting the partition to the left using Partition Wizard CD to Resize Partition - Video Help. Use the boot CD which will not fail.
    Last edited by gregrocker; 05 Apr 2013 at 23:09.
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  5. Posts : 6
    Windows 7 Home Premium x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    thank you guys, i'll get to it over the weekend
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