How to clone Windows XP back to your HD?
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From: Bob on 16 Apr 2010 22:39 On Apr 16, 11:07 am, Milt <M...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Bob, > > You may be able to fix your computer without reinstalling Windows. Check out > this article on fixing your Master Boot Record:http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/44/master_boot_record_mbr_fix_repair/ > Milt - Thanks. I checkout the link, but the instructions are: Click Start, Click Run. I cannot get past the: GRUB loading. error: no such partition grub rescue> I can, however, by holding down f2, access the boot BIOS (hope that's the right term).
From: Bob on 16 Apr 2010 22:49 On Apr 16, 2:09 pm, "Tim Meddick" <timmedd...(a)gawab.com> wrote: > This really sounds like a simple enough problem caused by Ubuntu having re-written > the Master Boot Record (MBR). Windows will most likely still exist as it was on it's > own partition. > > To try to rectify this, start your PC with the appropriate XP Installation cd-rom in > the drive, and when prompted to do so, press [R] to "Repair using Recovery Console" > > When the recovery console starts, choose the Windows installation (usually by typing > "1") and press [ENTER] > > It will then ask you for the Administrator password. Unless you have set this > differently yourself, it will not normally be set and you can just press [ENTER] to > proceed. > > Once "in" Recovery Console, type the command : FIXMBR then [ENTER] > > Then type EXIT then [ENTER] to reboot. > > This should fix it. > > If there is still a problem, repeat the above procedure to start Recovery Console > again, then type in the command : FIXBOOT C: then press [ENTER] > > then again type EXIT then [ENTER] to reboot. > > If the XP partition is still intact, then usually just following the first part of > this procedure should recover the MBR so that XP can be booted to again. > > == Thank you, Tim. Unfortunately, the Netbooks do not have an optical drive and I do not have an external disk drive into which I can put the Windows Installation Disk. I do have a Mac running Windows XP using VMWare. Is there any way to boot up in Windows on that Mac and share its optical drive with the Netbook? Put the Windows CD in the Mac's drive and use it to boot the Netbook???
From: Milt on 17 Apr 2010 09:03 Bob, Sorry about my earlier reply. I wasn't thinking! I assume you have a USB port on the netbook, right? If so, might you be able to make an emergency boot disk on it, using your Mac, in order to start the netbook and restore/repair your boot file? MIlt "Bob" wrote: > Long, sad story made short. > > I have a Samsung Netbook running Windows XP Home, SP3. > > I set it up to dual boot with Ubuntu, just so I could play around with > Ubuntu. > > Well, Ubuntu started giving me trouble: my internet connection went > south, > I was unable to adjust the brightness of the Netbook screen, etc., and > when > I looked for troubleshooting help on the internet, it was all Greek to > me as > it involved working with Terminal. > > I did a search for removing a partition in Windows XP and found "How > to use > Disk Management to configure basic disks in Windows XP" on the > Microsoft and > followed the instructions there. > > Now, when I try to boot the Netbook, I get this: > GRUB loading. > error: no such partition > grub rescue> > > When I research what this means, the solutions, all on Linux sites are > baffling. > > So... > > I cloned my Netbook HD about a month ago to an external HD. > > How would I go about erasing the HD of the Netbook and cloning back to > the Netbook HD the > operating system from the external HD? Is this possible? > > Remember, Netbooks do not come with an optical drive. > > Many thanks. > . >
From: Bob on 18 Apr 2010 09:12 On Apr 17, 9:03 am, Milt <M...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Bob, > > Sorry about my earlier reply. I wasn't thinking! > > I assume you have a USB port on the netbook, right? If so, might you be able > to make an emergency boot disk on it, using your Mac, in order to start the > netbook and restore/repair your boot file? > > MIlt Hi Milt - That is exactly what I am trying to do. I have booted up my MacBook in Windows XP and am researching how to do that. I have found instructions on how to use UNetbootin to copy a version of Ubuntu that will work on a flash drive to a flash drive. It's a bit more complicated than I thought. Should anyone else be interested and follow this thread, I'll post my results here. Thanks to all for your suggestions and input. Most welcome.
From: Bob on 18 Apr 2010 11:13
On Apr 17, 9:03 am, Milt <M...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > Bob, > > Sorry about my earlier reply. I wasn't thinking! > > I assume you have a USB port on the netbook, right? If so, might you be able > to make an emergency boot disk on it, using your Mac, in order to start the > netbook and restore/repair your boot file? > > MIlt OK! Serious progress, at last. I found and successfully followed instructions for making a bootable flash drive, installed Ubuntu 9.10 on it, and my Netbook is now booted from that flash drive. I'd be profoundly grateful for advice on what should be my next step, as I am in a bit over my head. Thanks. BTW, my ultimate objective here is to safely remove from the Netbook the partition containing the dual bootable Ubuntu partition and to return it to just running Windows XP. |