Upon boot I get a flashing Black screen which says "MBR 1: _"


  1. amishra123
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    Upon boot I get a flashing Black screen which says "MBR 1: _"


    Hey guys, I think I have messed this up quite a bit! But here goes from the beginning! I had linux and windows on dual boot with grub as the bootloader. I then as a complete pillock decided to get rid of ubuntu by formatting/deleting that partition from within windows . Now next time I restarted my computer I got a black screen saying Grub no partition found (OWTTE). I then instead of reaching for the windows CD straightaway tried Rescatux. And tried to use it to restore windows MBR. (I basically did this Restore Windows MBR - YouTube) . And after that upon starting my laptop I now just get a blank screen with "MBR 1:_" and a flashing cursor (but i cant type anything).
    I then tried the windows usb. When I click repair my computer it came up saying repair and restart or something and I agreed. Now when I restarted it still said "MBR 1" however when consequently booted from the usb it this time booted me into my windows installation. So I can only get in with this USB in!
    Once in I also noticed that there is a new partition called "Local Disk "
    It contains two folders "Recovery and SOURCES"
    I have since made another windows USB (my other one is my key into the system!)
    however when I get it to search for existing installations it can't find one!

    Sorry for the long explanation. But I am at my end here, I really dont know what else to do!
    Thank you so much for all your help!
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  3. Arc
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    Exactly that's why it is repeatedly advised to not install Linux in the same HDD with windows.

    Can you post a screenshot of your maximized disk management window and the msconfig window's boot tab ?

    It is to check if GRUB is still there as a partition, say swap, and which partition is active .
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  4. Britton30
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    Arc is right, Linux distros leave behind its bits and only a HDD wips can correct it usually.
    Run Startup Repair up to three times. If this doesn't work, back up your Windows install and secure erase the drive and make a fresh install.
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  6. Arc
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    Yes, Gary ! Is is to run Startup Repair , I guess he ran it , and got the MBR stored somewhere else , and that is why he is getting the MBR1 thing.

    I am guessing that System Reserved is not the active partition there , but some partition containing GRUB or some Linux leftover is still active . So he is to mark that System Reserved partition at first (Partition - Mark as Active) . Then the Startup Repair will work properly .

    Moreover, if there are some Linux leftovers, those need to be removed. But without seeingthe Disk Management window, all it is guess.
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  7. amishra123
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    Thanks alot guys I really appreciate it. I know its not recommended but it has worked so well for me ... thus far ha. I will do that ASAP and post back.
    Thanks AMishra
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  8. amishra123
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    Arc said:
    Exactly that's why it is repeatedly advised to not install Linux in the same HDD with windows.

    Can you post a screenshot of your maximized disk management window and the msconfig window's boot tab ?

    It is to check if GRUB is still there as a partition, say swap, and which partition is active .
    \http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2663085/Capture.PNG

    In the meanwhile i will continue to run system repair a few more times!
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  10. Britton30
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    Please type into start Search, msconfig and hit enter. Post screen shots of your Boot and Startup Tabs opened. Screenshots and Files - Upload and Post in Seven Forums
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  11. amishra123
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    Ok so I have got the things attached, the startup menu, the boot menu and what disk management says. Worryingly there isnt anything in boot at all.

    So should I make the D drive active using disk manager and hopefully it will let me boot into it?

    Thanks A Mishra
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  12. gregrocker
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    You have an EFI BIOS which makes it more complicated. UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) - Install Windows 7 with - Windows 7 Forums

    You may need to reinstall if it won't repair using normal methods already given.

    You can copy out your files using Win7 DVD: Copy & Paste - in Windows Recovery Console
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