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How do I remove GRUB from MBR Ive installed Nix, and need to uninst

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Posted 04 October 2005 - 08:56 PM

I installed Ubuntu quite a while ago, it puts GRUB in the MasterBootRecord but now I need to get the Harddrive back to Windows 9x, ive tried formatting the harddrive via RedHat 8, and a few others, but they dont remove thngs from the MBR :pinch: Does anyone know how?
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Posted 10 October 2005 - 11:57 AM

There is a linux utility that lets you do this, but I forget what it is. Download knoppix and google on how to do it.
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Posted 15 October 2005 - 10:15 AM

just use fdisk and you're done :)
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Posted 15 October 2005 - 03:54 PM

Fdisk will not work. Try booting with your xp disc and going to recovery consol. then type fixmbr.
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Posted 15 October 2005 - 03:55 PM

that doesn't always work either, you may have to do a recovery installation.
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Posted 15 October 2005 - 05:15 PM

Delete all the partitions on the drive, then re-make them
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Posted 15 October 2005 - 08:41 PM

Load your XP install CD, during the installation you can edit/delete/format partitions.
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Posted 17 October 2005 - 11:43 AM

fdisk /mbr
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Posted 18 October 2005 - 10:38 PM

Thanks KTrain, it worked!
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Posted 19 October 2005 - 01:41 PM

Yep thats what we where saying lol

Since your problem is now fixed "Closed"

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