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So I just uninstalled linux on my hdd and now when i start up my pc it starts up with grub. I want to uninstall grub or at least be able to start up windows again. PLEASE HELP I HAVE IMPORTANT STUFF ON MY HDD AND I NEED TO ACCESS IT!!
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of grub. Are there any options on the screen when you boot up?
Roger
Not being able to access the drive and seeing grub are 2 different things, since grub certainly allows access to the drive. Why not simply restore the windows boot loader? But, if you cannot access the drive, you may have an unrelated problem.
What's your OS?
If you have a window bootdisk, just bootup the computer with it. When the DOS prompt appeared, type in "fdisk/mbr" (without the quote). reboot..you should be in business. Good luck.
If you have windows xp, put the disc in your drive and restart. Go to recovery mode and type:
fixmbr
I am pretty sure this could fix the problem.
To start Windows from GRUB, assuming that your Windows partition is the first one:
a. Boot to the grub menu. (you might need to press a key if your system boots automatically)
b. Press 'c' to get a command prompt.
c. Enter these commands:
rootnoverify(hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
This should boot Windows.
I do not know of any way to uninstall GRUB, but if you read the infopages ("info grub" at a Linux command prompt) you will be able to edit grub.conf to make it nearly transparent.
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