Thread: Windows MBR

  1. 2011-10-15, 03:50 PM #1
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    Windows MBR

    Hi!

    I'll explain shortly what happened.

    I installed Ubuntu on a new partition on my harddrive, didn't like it so I booted in to Windows 7 and deleted the partitions. I figured I could use the original Windows 7 dvd to restore the MBR - because without Grub, I can't boot in to anything - but the Windows 7 dvd keeps bitchin' about not being compatible with the currently installed Windows version when I try to go to the recovery tools (to perform a startup repair or use the command prompt). -.-'

    So, my question is; How do I fix this? How do I restore the Windows MBR so that can boot in to Windows 7? Cause I'm pretty much f*cked right now.

    Thanks in advance for any help.
    Last edited by mmoc9e3819584c; 2011-10-15 at 03:58 PM. Reason: typo
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  2. 2011-10-15, 04:13 PM #2
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    You can use either

    http://www.supergrubdisk.org/rescatux/
    or
    http://www.supergrubdisk.org/categor...bdiskdownload/

    to restore the Windows MBR. Had the same problem myself a year or so ago and used supergrubdisk to restore my Windows MBR. Just burn it to a disk and boot from disk, select the prompt for windows mbr and it should fix it.
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  3. 2011-10-15, 05:06 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nehran View Post
    You can use either

    http://www.supergrubdisk.org/rescatux/
    or
    http://www.supergrubdisk.org/categor...bdiskdownload/

    to restore the Windows MBR. Had the same problem myself a year or so ago and used supergrubdisk to restore my Windows MBR. Just burn it to a disk and boot from disk, select the prompt for windows mbr and it should fix it.
    Thanks, I'll try that out right now.
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  4. 2011-10-15, 05:40 PM #4
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    Wow, I told you. Virtualbox would've saved you from all this effort. Anyway, as I said in the other topic, you need your windows installation disk. Boot from it, select recovery, then open a command prompt. Type bootrec /fixmbr and you're done.
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  5. 2011-10-15, 05:41 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by bindi View Post
    Wow, I told you. Virtualbox would've saved you from all this effort. Anyway, as I said in the other topic, you need your windows installation disk. Boot from it, select recovety, then open a command prompt. Type bootrec /fixmbr and you're done.
    bootrec.exe /fixmbr
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  6. 2011-10-15, 05:57 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Culadin View Post
    bootrec.exe /fixmbr
    No difference at all.
    Code:
    C:\Users\bindi>cmd.exe
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\bindi>cmd
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.
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