I had the latest release of Kubuntu installed on a separate hard drive. I have XP installed on my main drive. I deleted Kubuntu, because I wanted to start fresh on another hard drive. I removed it frmthat hard drive, but now when I reboot my pc, it still comes up as a boot choice below windows. How do I remove that choice?
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
Run a search on Microsoft's web site for "fixmbr", read through the tech notes carefully, make sure you understand what it does and that it is the right tool for what you want to do. -
Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
I think the Microsoft Knowledge Base article How to edit the Boot.ini file in Windows XP might be what you're looking for.
HTH
EDIT: After further thought . . . if GRUB is still booting your system, then that article won't help you.Comment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=740221
However, most tips like this assume you have the XP CD.
What you need to do is restore the Windows XP bootloader code to the Master Boot Record.
And you may have to restore the XP code to the boot sector of the Windows partition, also using the XP CD.
If you do not have an XP CD, you'll have to google about this, and try the Microsoft site.An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
By start fresh on another drive do you mean re-install linux? I've found that once I re-install Linux after removing it...the boot sequence "repairs" itself - meaning I think that GRUB gets the new O/S information when you install linux again...
disclaimer - I have no idea what I'm talking about.
Laptop: Lenovo Thinkpad R52, Kubuntu 9.04 (KDE)<br />Desktop: Lenovo Thinkcentre, Fedora 13 (Gnome)Comment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
Alexander Barnes -- good point you make there.
the original poster needs to clarify his intent;
if he re-installs some Linux on a HD, it will write itself to the MBR of hd0 and all will be fine.An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
Sorry for not being clear. I removed it from the extra hard drive I had in my PC. Now, when I got to boot windows xp, it still shows up as a boot choice. Plus, I formatted the other hard that it was installed on.Comment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
Are you going to install Kubuntu again somewhere?An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
My point is that if you are going to re-install Kubuntu somewhere, then there is no problem -- the bootloader process will fix itself.
If no more Kubuntu, then you must use the XP CD to re-install its bootloader to the MBR of its drive. (When you installed Kubuntu, it overwrote the XP bootloader in the MBR, wiping out the XP loader NTLDR.) That's what the other guys were getting at in their posts above.
Now, if we've misunderstood all of this, and all you need to do is edit some GRUB boot menu, then that's all here:
How To GRUB Methods - Toolkit
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3081671.0
=> SECTION 4, menu.lst
An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
Ok, so how do I re-install the xp bootloader? I have the xp disc.Comment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
I'm not sure! Never had to do it.
Hang on, let me try to find a link.
Or someone here may know while I'm looking.
BRB.An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
How To Repair the Master Boot Record In Windows XPWindows no longer obstructs my view.
Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock HolmesComment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
OK, good, that looks like the stuff.
Thanks.An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
Sorry, that wasn't at all clear to me from your OP. Please ignore my stupid post earlier in this thread. If I had thought on it a little longer I would have realized what was going on.Originally posted by gnarkilljboy
Just follow Qqmike's and Snowhog's advice to replace the Windows MBR and it should work out fine.Comment
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Re: How do I remove kubuntu so I can start fresh?
1.Originally posted by gnarkilljboy
From XP click Start > Run > input msconfig
tab BOOT.INI and verify contents below [operating system].
Try Move Up/Down for changing the priority if there is more than one entry shown.
Click Check All Boot Paths. This step should fix any problems...
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click Start > right-click My Computer, select Properties
tab Advanced click Settings under Startup and Recovery
verify the Default operating system from the drop down menu. If there is more than one OS (in your situation, yes), click Edit to manually delete any unwanted operating system to appear during startup.
Save a copy of the boot file before making any changes and if possible, create a recovery point.Comment
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