Deleting Ubuntu 9.04 Partition

[Klaw117]

Ok, for a while now, I've been dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.04. However, now I just want to have Windows 7 and get rid of Ubuntu. How do I get rid of the partition while making sure Windows 7 will boot up normally? I know you have to go into Disk Management, delete the Ubuntu partitions and then extend the Windows 7 partition so that it takes up the entire hard drive again. After that, with the GRUB boot loader from Ubuntu gone, how do I make sure that Windows 7 will boot normally? I heard you can insert the Windows 7 Installation DVD and choose to repair your computer and then choose Startup Repair. However, could someone please confirm this? I don't want to end up doing a full install of Windows 7 again.

 

[Dinesh]

You are going perfect. No issues in your method.

 

[Klaw117]

I was afraid of this...it didn't work, meaning I can no longer boot into Windows 7. When I try to boot up, it says:

GRUB Loading Stage 1.5

GRUB Loading, Please wait...
ERROR 22

Luckily, I backed up all my files, so I can just do a clean reinstall. I don't like doing Repair Installations.

 

[Zidane24]

A startup repair with your 7 disc didn't work? Try it again before you do a clean install

EDIT: My birthday year...Post 1989!

 

[Klaw117]

I've tried it 5 times I think. It doesn't detect a problem. Even my brother down at Microsoft HQ doesn't know what's happening.

 

[gamepro127]

Ok, for a while now, I've been dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.04. However, now I just want to have Windows 7 and get rid of Ubuntu. How do I get rid of the partition while making sure Windows 7 will boot up normally? I know you have to go into Disk Management, delete the Ubuntu partitions and then extend the Windows 7 partition so that it takes up the entire hard drive again. After that, with the GRUB boot loader from Ubuntu gone, how do I make sure that Windows 7 will boot normally? I heard you can insert the Windows 7 Installation DVD and choose to repair your computer and then choose Startup Repair. However, could someone please confirm this? I don't want to end up doing a full install of Windows 7 again.

Start
Type in MSCONFIG
Go to boot
Click on Ubuntu
Hit delete
then delete ubuntu partition
Extend W7's
Done!

 

[Klaw117]

Start
Type in MSCONFIG
Go to boot
Click on Ubuntu
Hit delete
then delete ubuntu partition
Extend W7's
Done!

I can't even boot into Windows 7 anymore, so I can't do this. Besides, I've already deleted and extended the partitions.

 

[masterB]

Where did you have GRUB installed? When I installed Ubuntu on a separate partition I installed GRUB also on that partition not on my primary OS partition and like that I can delete Ubuntu partition anytime without problems.

 

[Crath]

Upgrading Questions

FDISK it with a dos boot disk?

 

[tw33k]

I can't even boot into Windows 7 anymore, so I can't do this. Besides, I've already deleted and extended the partitions.

boot from your seven disc and choose "repair".otherwise, just do a nice new clean install

 

[iseeuu]

I can't even boot into Windows 7 anymore, so I can't do this. Besides, I've already deleted and extended the partitions.

Don't panic. Nothing's broken yet!! Take a deep breath!

Grub was installed in the Master Boot Record (MBR) of your hard drive. Use the 7 install disk and the command line tools to restore the MBR. I can't tell you exactly what to type at the moment, but given a few minutes I can google it up.

Restore the MBR and do the repair install thing and your windows will be up and running in a flash.

Easy.

Robert

 

[iseeuu]

These instructions apprear at this website: eHow.com

After you have booted to the 7 install DVD and proceeded to here:

You're now presented with 3 choices. Click on "Repair Your Computer" to gain access to the System Recovery window. Now choose "Command Prompt" in order to run the desired utility which is called "bootsect.exe". Bootsect is located inside the boot folder so change your directory to boot. Now run "bootsect /nt60 C:\" if you had Win 7 initially installed in the C partition. Alternatively, you can run "bootsect /nt60 SYS" or "bootsect /nt60 ALL" to repair the system partition or all partitions. Eject the DVD, and restart computer. Your computer should now boot Win 7 again.

Good luck

Robert

 

[Klaw117]

Heheheh, I just did a clean install because I couldn't wait anymore, but thanks a lot for the help.

 

[iseeuu]

Heheheh, I just did a clean install because I couldn't wait anymore, but thanks a lot for the help.

Sorry I took so long, but I couldn't find anything quick where someone had actually restored the MBR from the DVD. So I set up my test box and restored the MBR. Hopefully the 7 install restored the MBR before proceeding so you probably don't need this now. That is OK 'cause I can now make a tutorial and post it.

Robert

 

[slithernet]

if you go to cmd prompt from CD can you still type fixmbr to fix the boot record?

 

[iseeuu]

if you go to cmd prompt from CD can you still type fixmbr to fix the boot record?

Right. But you need to use "bootsect.exe" for Vista and 7. The 7 DVD command prompt starts at: X:\Sources> So you have to find your DVD drive:

Type: D: Enter, then: dir Enter. If that is not it then do:

E: Enter, then: dir Enter

E: is where I found my DVD (I have a single hard drive with one partition and the 100MB boot partition) and the Directory named "boot".

If E: is not your DVD drive, then just keep trying letters until you find it.

From E:\>

type: cd boot Enter then: dir Enter and the bootsect.exe was there.

To restore the 7 MBR, type: bootsect /nt60 SYS Enter

"Exit" to close command prompt, then restart or shutdown. I rebooted to windows with no problem. I got pictures but I'm saving them for the tutorial?

Robert

 

[slithernet]

Thanks, nice to know i have ubuntu dual boot.

And BTW i love clonezilla, been using it as an image server for about a week now.

 

[rbmorse]

There's also this alternative

How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista

While the KB mentions Vista, it works with Win7, too.

 

[Gbsnplr]

How do you extend the partition? I have duel boot with Vista and 7. I would like to get rid of Vista and take that space and add it to the 7 installation.

Thanks for the help.

 

[iseeuu]

How do you extend the partition?

In the "Search programs and files" box type: Disk Management

Right click on the Windows 7 partitiion and select Extend Volume. (Mine is grayed out because I don't have any empty space to extend into.)

Try that.

Robert