How to correct boot sector without repair disk

[gallicbear]

Here is my predicament: Have a netbook with Windows 7 Starter. It dualboots with Linux. My plan is to remove the Linux partition to make space on the hard disk. Obviously then the boot information, which is a GRUB, should be corrected. How can you edit this ahead of time, to allow a boot with a single entry? A netbook has no disk drive, so there is no repair disk available. Are there utilities like BCD easy or something like it? Thanks in advance for your tips.

 

[Ztruker]

You can create a bootable flash drive and use it to fix the MBR.

Looks like the easiest method is to use Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3
. Select Windows 7 from the drop down menu and your off.

Here is a link to all versions for download from Digital River: Download Windows 7 ISO (Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links)

Download the one that matches what you have use the .iso to create a bootable flash drive 94GB or larger).

 

[gallicbear]

Sounds like a winner. It makes sense. Thanks, Ztruker.

 

[Ztruker]

Let me know if you do this and how you make out please.

 

[gallicbear]

Hi Ztruker. Got it going with a usb flash drive with no problem. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Ztruker]

Excellent!

 

[kevinmb]

You can create a bootable flash drive and use it to fix the MBR.

Looks like the easiest method is to use Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3
. Select Windows 7 from the drop down menu and your off.

Here is a link to all versions for download from Digital River: Download Windows 7 ISO (Official 32-bit and 64-bit Direct Download Links)

Download the one that matches what you have use the .iso to create a bootable flash drive 94GB or larger).

Thank you for reminding me I had done this previously I had the same issue until now! I can finally use this machine again:thumbup: