Linux coming up in boot menu even though I have deleted it from system

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  1. Fatal1ty
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    Linux coming up in boot menu even though I have deleted it from system


    Hi hoping someone can help me out with this problem.
    Ok I put linux on a seperate drive(external) I then deleted it as i didnt want it anymore so I deleted it off of the external drive and now it keeps on coming up in bios as bootable for some reason I have conpletely deleted linux off the drive..why is it still coming up?!
    Please help have tried system repair and still comes up
    Anyhelp would be much appreciated thanks
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  3. whs
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    See steps 3, 4 and 5 of this tutorial: Dual Boot - Delete a OS
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  4. Fatal1ty
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    Hi would reinstalling windows and wiping the drive get rid of it?
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  6. Fatal1ty
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    I need to reinstall anyways..
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  7. whs
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    That's a pretty 'expensive' method to fix a small problem.
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  8. Fatal1ty
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    whs said:
    That's a pretty 'expensive' method to fix a small problem.
    I know but that tutorial was pretty big..I need to reinstall anyways hardrive is becoming a bit cluttered and all my files are on a seperate drive so its no biggy...would it fix the problem?? Thanks
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  10. Fatal1ty
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    Nope that still didnt do it..still there ile give the tut a try
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  11. Fatal1ty
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    Ok so i followed your tutorial an i dont have a partition with linux on it should i just go straight to easybcd step? Thanks
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  12. Fatal1ty
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    Seems to have worked thanks for the tutorial and the help. I have got the programe to skip boot menu but if i were to uninstall easybcd would the settings i made still work ?
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  13. whs
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    1. Apparently you did not clean the disk before you reinstalled. If you have an independent 100MB active system partition, a reinstall would not fix that. it will just add a new BCD entry into that bootmgr.

    2. Do the EasyBCD steps. There may be one little problem in Step 3. Because of your reinstall, you may have 2 Windows7 BCDs in the bootmgr. Make sure you delete the old one. Steps 4 and 5 should be easy though.

    PS: You are too fast for me - LOL. EasyBCD has done the job. You can uninstall it. But I would keep it. May come in handy at another time.
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