Windows 7: Old Ubuntu dual boot problem

psychfunk · 03 Jan 2010

I had Ubuntu installed on an external HDD, but back when I had XP, I formatted it for general storage. Now I'm running Seven and I have no idea how to remove the Ubuntu option from my Dual Boot menu. Please help...

parkerjm · 03 Jan 2010

Is this a linux bootloader or the Windows bootloader that's currently active?

edit: try this: http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1

Minotar · 03 Jan 2010

Dual Boot Installation with Windows 7 and XP
Look at point 9 in the first post onwards.

And the program used
Download EasyBCD 1.7.2 - An advanced GUI application that makes it easy to modify the Windows Vista bootloader and the entries in it - Softpedia

psychfunk · 03 Jan 2010

I used EasyBCD to remove a Previous Version of Windows entry, but the Ubuntu entry that I can see at startup (Windows Boot Loader) isn't showing in EasyBCD.

gregrocker · 03 Jan 2010

Is it listed in msconfig>Boot tab to delete?

Use EasyBCD 2.0 beta which has Linux add/remove tab now. From NeoSmart website, register for betas. http://neosmart.net/forums/showthread.php?t=642

Minotar · 03 Jan 2010

You could boot into the Windows 7 recovery console,either press f8 during start up or boot from your Windows 7 disk,then go to the command promt option and type
FIXMBR
Should be like Ubuntu was never on your pc.

psychfunk · 03 Jan 2010

Gregrocker, sorry that didnt help. Will try Minotar's suggestion now.

gregrocker · 03 Jan 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by psychfunk

Gregrocker, sorry that didnt help. Will try Minotar's suggestion now.

Did you register to try Easy 2.0 beta? Previous 1.72 version doesn't have Linux tab to add/remove.

Seems I remember reading that the only way to rid of GRUB is deep format.

psychfunk · 03 Jan 2010

EasyBCD tells me there is only one entry in the bootloader. And command prompt has never heard of FIXMBR..."not recognixed as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file". Am I missing something.. should I type more than just FIXMBR?

gregrocker · 04 Jan 2010

Command is bootrec /fixmbr and needs to be run from the Windows 7 DVD Repair console Command Line.

While there, choose Startup Repair from the list of tools and run it a few times to see if it removes it.

Windows 7: Old Ubuntu dual boot problem

Old Ubuntu dual boot problem problems?