Cannot get rid of GRUB Boot Loader

[personalmgt]

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title says it all. here's the scenario:

i used 2 hard disks in my desktop at home and dual booted xp and ubuntu 8.04. xp was installed first in the first hard disk and ubuntu was installed in the second hard drive. a month ago, my dad borrowed my drive that has ubuntu in it and never to return again. although wala na ang ubuntu, naa gihapon ang grub bootloader. i reformatted my pc and changed my operating system to vista but still i see the grub bootloader. at first ok ra nako na samok ang bootloader, pero it gets annoying because it eats alot of bootup time. even reformatted it twice because i changed my mobo, its still not gone. but then i replaced my hard-drive with a bigger capacity, i cloned my old hard disk to the newer hard disk but got corrupted files again. i reformatted again but still the same.

the last thing i did was using the repair console to remove grub bootloader but still it doesn't work. anyone there who is knowledgeable that can erase grub?

[ongkal]

have u tried the fixmbr using recovery console?

[personalmgt]

have u tried the fixmbr using recovery console?

yeah. quoted below.

the last thing i did was using the repair console to remove grub bootloader but still it doesn't work. anyone there who is knowledgeable that can erase grub?

[catch]

Format your MBR.

[ongkal]

based on experience murag kung magrecovery console ka using fixmbr for vista, mawa man na ang grub bootloader kay maoverwite siya sa bootloader sa windows. try goolging lang bay how to restore vista bootloader. i forgot na the exact steps but so far it worked for me twice na.

[personalmgt]

Format your MBR.

perhaps be moar specific?

based on experience murag kung magrecovery console ka using fixmbr for vista, mawa man na ang grub bootloader kay maoverwite siya sa bootloader sa windows. try goolging lang bay how to restore vista bootloader. i forgot na the exact steps but so far it worked for me twice na.

well mao gyud na akong gamit ang fixmbr. doesn't work though.

i found this one, its a tool they say that works on fixing the mbr. however, i dont know what commands to use though. its here:
MBR Fix - Fix MBR problems

i use 2 partitions, 25-30gbs on the system partition and around 130gbs on backup. i hope you guys can help.

[BadDudes]

you format the drive and the mbr still exists? ....weird!! if possible remove all the partitions and reformat again!

[javapenguin]

you format the drive and the mbr still exists? ....weird!! if possible remove all the partitions and reformat again!

I agree, that's really weird, if you follow BadDudes advice and the mbr still exists. Call Ripley's Believe It Or Not and I'll watch it on TV, hehehe, that's a one of a kind hard drive.

[yhanz2000]

i have problem once on my vista bootloader... with the dual OS ..i have EasyBCD that fix it right for me. might wanna try it.

[personalmgt]

you format the drive and the mbr still exists? ....weird!! if possible remove all the partitions and reformat again!

i did. before i reinstalled vista, i made sure the entire drive is in unallocated space mode. then i created 2 seperate partitions of different sizes(sizes not similar to what i had on the previous vista)

I agree, that's really weird, if you follow BadDudes advice and the mbr still exists. Call Ripley's Believe It Or Not and I'll watch it on TV, hehehe, that's a one of a kind hard drive.

hopefully the next time i get a new mother board, i'll format it again and see if grubloader still exists.

or can you guys help me with the link i gave to you? there are many positive reviews on the tool but i just dont really know what parameters to use. i might screw the hell out of my hard drive.

PS: i dont wan't the ripley's believe it or not philippine edition. it sucks. i want the international edition! muhahahaha.

i have problem once on my vista bootloader... with the dual OS ..i have EasyBCD that fix it right for me. might wanna try it.

i will try this one. any suggestions before i try it? instructions and alike?