Restoring MBR


  1. jyobo
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    Restoring MBR


    I installed Ubuntu to get Windows working on my PC and now am looking to uninstall it. I've tried:
    bootrec /fixmbr
    bootrec /fixboot
    It gives me the success message but nothing changes and it still boots GRUB.
    I've looked at the tutorial MBR - Restore Windows 7 Master Boot Record although I'm using a USB boot and that doesn't show up. Are there any other methods I can try before going for the whole clean install?


    EDIT: I got lazy/impatient and just clean installed. Thanks for the help though, I've learned some stuff.
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  3. samuria
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    Welcome to the forum. First thing has the pc got a mbr? there are some detail here and a tool to do it for you simply assuming the disk is mbr type
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    I'm not sure what you mean. It's a new build and I initially installed windows which worked, however I couldn't get USB drives working. So I installed Ubuntu to transfer drivers those and get them working.
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  6. samuria
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    Why didnt you use a linux live cd? Can you load windows and get to disk manager and post a screen shot to see if it gpt or mbr What?s the Difference Between GPT and MBR When Partitioning a Drive?
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    I dont have disk drive so it's all via USB. I says its GPT.
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  8. samuria
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    If its uefi disk you can repair it Repair a destroyed Windows 7 UEFI boot sector | Hasper.info but you need to know for sure what the disk type is
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    Yeah GPT. So just to clarify, when I start up I get GRUB which allows me to choose Linux or Windows to boot. I want to try and and stop this and just have windows boot automatically so I can then remove the linux partitions. Do I go through those instructions on that link then?
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  11. samuria
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    can you post a full diskmanager screenshot showing all partitions
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  12. jyobo
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    Here it is.
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