Only Linux, Windows will not boot

[Little.Tiger]

I have had Windows XP/SuSE 10.1 dual boot for the past with while with no trouble but recently I decided to switch to Windows Server 2003 - so I reformatted my Windows partition and everything was good.
I then needed to re-install Windows Server and tried doing a 'repair'. Now my computer will not boot Windows at all - from harddrive OR CD (or DVD or USB even). All I get is a blank black screen. If I try booting from a CD or DVD it tells me to press any key to boot from CD, which I do but still nothing happens. I can still boot into my Linux side fine using the rescue option of my SuSE 10.1 install cd (but not using Grub).

Does anyone have any suggestions or is there any way to run the Windows setup from Linux? (I've already tried using Wine)

[devils casper]

i am not getting it. you are not using GRUB and booting SuSe through Installation CD/DVD, it means GRUB is not installed in MBR. Windows Installation CD should work in this case.
when you switch on machine, what dose it display at startup?

[Little.Tiger]

If there are no CDs in the drives it then it tries to load GRUB and says "Loading", but it never does (it used to display a black screen with a single white dash before I re-installed GRUB). If the SuSE installation disk is in the CD-Rom it automatically runs that CD and lets me choose if I want to book from harddrive (doesn't work), Install, etc. If the Windows install CD is the drive then it shows the message "press any key to boot from CD", so I do and the screen goes blank.

[devils casper]

it means GRUB is installed already and not configured properly. first of all, boot up from Windows 98 Installation CD and select repair. execute fixmbr command. this will remove GRUB and all Windows installation CDs will after that.
after Windows installation, boot up from Suse Installation CD/DVD and select Installation. Select Update in next screen. click next, next .... install will re-install GRUB and setup dual boot for you.

EDIT:
if you dont have Windows 98 Installation CD, download Windows 98 Bootable Floppy from Bootdisk.Com. boot from it and execute this

A:\> fdisk /mbr

[Little.Tiger]

I'm not able to boot from any Windows CD - whether installation CDs or Live CDs. I've tried CDs, DVDs, and USB keys and none of them work. I don't have a floppy drive to try that.

Do you know of any program I can run from linux that will completely wipe the harddrive so I can start with a fresh install of both Windows and Linux?

[devils casper]

I'm not able to boot from any Windows CD - whether installation CDs or Live CDs. I've tried CDs, DVDs, and USB keys and none of them work. I don't have a floppy drive to try that.

download .iso image of SuperGRUB CD, burn to CD and boot from it. select 'fix windows' option.

Do you know of any program I can run from linux that will completely wipe the harddrive so I can start with a fresh install of both Windows and Linux?

if you want to *wipe* your harddisk, log in as root and execute this command

dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=521 count=1

* if your harddisk is SATA, replace hda with sda.
reboot machine. it will erase everything from Harddisk. no data, no partitions... and all installer systems will think that your harddisk is blank n brand new.

[Little.Tiger]

I tried SuperGRUB and while the CD was able to run and I choose the 'fix windows' option it didn't help the problem at all.

I ended up using the command you suggested and started again with a completly wiped harddrive.

Thanks for your help