Annoying GRUB

[eddta]

I recently used the option to install ubuntu on my vista machine using wubi. I then decided that I did not actually need it and uninstalled it. The only prolem is that it has been left in the boot loader as an option. Basically is there a way in which I can remove it completely from the boot loader its really annoying?

[SiM]

use windows install CD to fix mbr from the recovery console

[eddta]

Thank you so much I'm going to do this right away.

[directhex]

vista lacks the fix mbr command - but i found one on google. looks for mbrfix64 or somesuch.

[SiM]

sorry, my bad... still using xp here... I though vista kept all of xp's useful features
except the ability to transfer files reliably and quickly

[directhex]

sorry, my bad... still using xp here... I though vista kept all of xp's useful features
except the ability to transfer files reliably and quickly

new boot loader, new boot loader recovery

[SiM]

oh so, the tool available on the vista dvd?

cool, so all they did was rename the function... hehe

[eddta]

I did a little google search and found out about what you're talking about but it doesn't look as easy as I thought it would be. Please could you tell me what commands I need to use.

[directhex]

I did a little google search and found out about what you're talking about but it doesn't look as easy as I thought it would be. Please could you tell me what commands I need to use.

download, extract to desktop, click start, type "command", right click the command prompt link and click "run as administrator". type "cd desktop" then "mbrfix" (or mbrfix64 for 64-bit)

[SiM]

I wonder why they didn't leave it as fixmbr lol... why do they have to make everything awkward!

[aidanjt]

This isn't an actual grub problem, wubi uses Windows own bootloader to load linux. So 'fixmbr' type programs wont work since the mbr is fine (and yes, Microsoft were retarded for dumping fixmbr). You might want to go looking for a GUI BCD editing tool, or if you're comfortable with commandline tools, the Vista bcdedit is built in.

[directhex]

This isn't an actual grub problem, wubi uses Windows own bootloader to load linux. So 'fixmbr' type programs wont work since the mbr is fine (and yes, Microsoft were retarded for dumping fixmbr). You might want to go looking for a GUI BCD editing tool, or if you're comfortable with commandline tools, the Vista bcdedit is built in.

so it's not grub at all? bah @ misleading questions

[eddta]

Thanl you so much. I finally did it with easyBCD. Sorry about the ambiguous question I really don't know anything about stuff like this.