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25-May-2005, 12:31 AM #1
Red face linux newbie really messed up......HELP


OK, please keep in mind that I have very little idea what
I am doing with Fedora core Linux.
I have a machine with 2 HDDS. HDD0 AKA /dev/hda1 has 2 NTFS partitions and windows XP pro. HDD1 AKA /dev/hdb1 has 3 linux partitions. I decided I needed more room for the windows system and want to put Linux on it's own machine so I deleted the Linux partitions from the Windows XP disk management window. Well, after you stop laughing you see my problem. I can't boot into windows bacause of the Linux boot loader(grub) can't find anything to load. Also can't boot into linux for the obvious same reason.
I was alert enough to make a Linux boot disk on the install.
How can I remove any traces of linux from this position?

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25-May-2005, 01:28 AM #2
Boot up with your XP cd into recovery mode and issue the following command:

fixmbr


That will restore your Master Boot Record and you will be able to boot Windows again.
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25-May-2005, 12:18 PM #3
That was what I needed. Thanks!
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