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Hi, does anyone know of a way to restore Vista MBR settings from Linux. I deleted my Ubuntu partition from Windows Disk Manager and now i am getting an error ...
  1. 11-09-2007 #1
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    Writing MBR

    Hi,

    does anyone know of a way to restore Vista MBR settings from Linux. I deleted my Ubuntu partition from Windows Disk Manager and now i am getting an error 15 from GRUB bootloader.
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    Install your Vista installation disk and start 'R'-mode

    Hope that helps.
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    Here's a HowTo from MS:

    How to use the Bootrec.exe tool in the Windows Recovery Environment to troubleshoot and repair startup issues in Windows Vista
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    MBR Edit

    Hi,
    I don't have a Vista Recovery CD, i was really asking whether there are any tools available for linux which will rewrite the MBR as if it was done from a Windows Recovery Disk.
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    Then you have to install Grub again.
    You can do this with lots of live cds.
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    The SuperGRUB LiveCD can restore Linux or Windows bootloader:

    Super Grub Disk Webpage: Home Page

    Just download the current version, burn it to CD, and put it to work.
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