Vista - How to remove multi-booting

02-19-2008

I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm
done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single booting
of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista
Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it points
directly to Vista?

Thanks.
Bob

02-19-2008

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:54:23 -0600, Bob wrote:

Quote:

>I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm
>done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single booting
>of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista
>Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it points
>directly to Vista?

Bob,

where does the MBR point now? Did you use any third-party
software for the boot menu?

If not, then it's not the MBR that needs to change. It may be
enough to edit boot.ini.

Hans-Georg
--
No mail, please.

02-19-2008

Bob wrote:

Quote:

> I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm
> done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to
> single booting of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade
> DVD or the Vista Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the
> MBR back so it points directly to Vista?
>
> Thanks.
> Bob

=================================
Maybe the following utility would be useful:

VistaBootPRO
http://www.vistabootpro.org/index.php
(scroll down to the download link)

--

John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

**Brink** · 02-19-2008

Quote: Originally Posted by Bob

I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm
done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single booting
of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista
Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it points
directly to Vista?

Thanks.
Bob

Hi Bob,

This will show you how to select the default OS partition to boot to in Vista.

Boot Partition - Default

Hope it helps,
Shawn

02-19-2008

> Did you use any third-party software for the boot menu?
Yes, as I mentioned, I installed Linux, specifically, the Grub boot loader.

Quote:

> where does the MBR point now?

To the second partition on the hard disk. Vista is in the first partition.

"Hans-Georg Michna" <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:cltlr35aqnimmf6pu2bju2e04un0napl2g@xxxxxx

Quote:

> On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:54:23 -0600, Bob wrote:
>

Quote:

>>I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm
>>done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single
>>booting
>>of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista
>>Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it points
>>directly to Vista?

>
> Bob,
>
> where does the MBR point now? Did you use any third-party
> software for the boot menu?
>
> If not, then it's not the MBR that needs to change. It may be
> enough to edit boot.ini.
>
> Hans-Georg
> --
> No mail, please.

02-19-2008

The boot controls in the System dialog are only for Windows partitions, not
for Linux.

"Brink" <Brink.351gc0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:Brink.351gc0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...

Quote:

>
> Bob;618252 Wrote:

Quote:

>> I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm
>> done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single
>> booting
>> of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista
>> Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it
>> points
>> directly to Vista?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Bob

>
> Hi Bob,
>
> This will show you how to select the default OS partition to boot to in
> Vista.
>
> Boot Partition - Default
>
> Hope it helps,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> Brink
>
> *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.*
> '*Vista Forums*'
> (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980)
> *Please post feedback to help others.*

02-21-2008

On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:16:58 -0600, Bob wrote:

Quote:

>> Did you use any third-party software for the boot menu?

Quote:

>Yes, as I mentioned, I installed Linux, specifically, the Grub boot loader.

Quote:

>> where does the MBR point now?

Quote:

>To the second partition on the hard disk. Vista is in the first partition.

Bob,

in that case you have to rewrite the MBR, which is never
entirely risk-free.

One possible way to do it is the command: fdisk /mbr

I don't know the precise details and guess that you'll have to
find out how best to uninstall Grub.

Hans-Georg
--
No mail, please.

02-21-2008

Thanks for the info.

"John Inzer" <oobie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ulJO4NxcIHA.5164@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Bob wrote:

Quote:

>> I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm
>> done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to
>> single booting of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade
>> DVD or the Vista Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the
>> MBR back so it points directly to Vista?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Bob

> =================================
> Maybe the following utility would be useful:
>
> VistaBootPRO
> http://www.vistabootpro.org/index.php
> (scroll down to the download link)
>
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>

02-19-2008	#1 (permalink)
Bob n/a posts	How to remove multi-booting I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single booting of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it points directly to Vista? Thanks. Bob
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02-19-2008	#2 (permalink)
Hans-Georg Michna n/a posts	Re: How to remove multi-booting On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:54:23 -0600, Bob wrote: Quote: >I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm >done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single booting >of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista >Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it points >directly to Vista? Bob, where does the MBR point now? Did you use any third-party software for the boot menu? If not, then it's not the MBR that needs to change. It may be enough to edit boot.ini. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please.
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02-19-2008	#3 (permalink)
John Inzer n/a posts	Re: How to remove multi-booting Bob wrote: Quote: > I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm > done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to > single booting of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade > DVD or the Vista Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the > MBR back so it points directly to Vista? > > Thanks. > Bob ================================= Maybe the following utility would be useful: VistaBootPRO http://www.vistabootpro.org/index.php (scroll down to the download link) -- John Inzer Digital Media MVP Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk
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02-19-2008	#4 (permalink)
Brink Vista x64 Ultimate SP2, Windows 7 Ultimate x64 25,974 posts	Re: How to remove multi-booting Quote: Originally Posted by Bob I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single booting of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it points directly to Vista? Thanks. Bob Hi Bob, This will show you how to select the default OS partition to boot to in Vista. Boot Partition - Default Hope it helps, Shawn
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02-19-2008	#5 (permalink)
Bob n/a posts	Re: How to remove multi-booting > Did you use any third-party software for the boot menu? Yes, as I mentioned, I installed Linux, specifically, the Grub boot loader. Quote: > where does the MBR point now? To the second partition on the hard disk. Vista is in the first partition. "Hans-Georg Michna" <hans-georgNoEmailPlease@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:cltlr35aqnimmf6pu2bju2e04un0napl2g@xxxxxx Quote: > On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:54:23 -0600, Bob wrote: > Quote: >>I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm >>done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single >>booting >>of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista >>Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it points >>directly to Vista? > > Bob, > > where does the MBR point now? Did you use any third-party > software for the boot menu? > > If not, then it's not the MBR that needs to change. It may be > enough to edit boot.ini. > > Hans-Georg > -- > No mail, please.
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02-19-2008	#6 (permalink)
Bob n/a posts	Re: How to remove multi-booting The boot controls in the System dialog are only for Windows partitions, not for Linux. "Brink" <Brink.351gc0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:Brink.351gc0@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > Bob;618252 Wrote: Quote: >> I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm >> done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to single >> booting >> of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade DVD or the Vista >> Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the MBR back so it >> points >> directly to Vista? >> >> Thanks. >> Bob > > Hi Bob, > > This will show you how to select the default OS partition to boot to in > Vista. > > Boot Partition - Default > > Hope it helps, > Shawn > > > -- > Brink > > There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them. > 'Vista Forums' > (http://www.vistax64.com/index.php?referrerid=2980) > Please post feedback to help others.
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02-21-2008	#7 (permalink)
Hans-Georg Michna n/a posts	Re: How to remove multi-booting On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:16:58 -0600, Bob wrote: Quote: Quote: >> Did you use any third-party software for the boot menu? Quote: >Yes, as I mentioned, I installed Linux, specifically, the Grub boot loader. Quote: Quote: >> where does the MBR point now? Quote: >To the second partition on the hard disk. Vista is in the first partition. Bob, in that case you have to rewrite the MBR, which is never entirely risk-free. One possible way to do it is the command: fdisk /mbr I don't know the precise details and guess that you'll have to find out how best to uninstall Grub. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please.
My System Specs

02-21-2008	#8 (permalink)
Bob n/a posts	Re: How to remove multi-booting Thanks for the info. "John Inzer" <oobie@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ulJO4NxcIHA.5164@xxxxxx Quote: > Bob wrote: Quote: >> I multi-booted my hard drive so I could try out some Linux releases. I'm >> done with that now and would like to restore my hard drive to >> single booting of Vista only. Is there something in my Vista Upgrade >> DVD or the Vista Recovery Console or somewhere else that will set the >> MBR back so it points directly to Vista? >> >> Thanks. >> Bob > ================================= > Maybe the following utility would be useful: > > VistaBootPRO > http://www.vistabootpro.org/index.php > (scroll down to the download link) > > > -- > > John Inzer > Digital Media MVP > > Notice > This is not tech support > I am a volunteer > > Solutions that work for > me may not work for you > > Proceed at your own risk >
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