I have a Win/Ubuntu 11.10 dual-boot setup, where I am running the OSes on separate partitions of my laptop HDD. I assume the best method of uninstalling is 'simply' a matter of deleting the Ubuntu partitions -once I've made sure control is given to the Windows bootloader instead of grub after POST.
The question is: How do I do that?
Stuff I've tried:
I tried the boot-repair CD (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair), but that was a bit beyond my abilities to figure out if I could do it with that tool :/.
I also tried EasyBCD (http://askubuntu.com/questions/66070/how-to-set-windows-bootloader-as-default-bootloader). It couldn't identify my ext3 partitions, let alone change the bootloader.
Lastly, I tried installing startup-manager in Ubuntu, and using that to set the Win7 bootloader as default. But upon restart, it still loads grub.
Step1
- Boot into Windows and right click on My Computer.
- Go to Manage > Disk Management.
- Delete the Ubuntu installed partition and space reserved for swap. (If you want to use the space in Windows, format it and create a new partition. Or you can do it later.)
Step2
- Reboot the computer.
- Go to BIOS.
- Set the boot media to CD/DVD
- Put the Windows 7 DVD (or recovery disk) into the drive.
- Boot from the DVD
Step3
- Start windows repair (if you use windows 7 DVD or if you are using recovery it will automatically show repairing option)
- Allow the utility to repair startup.
- If utility found a error and fixed it reboot the machine and enjoy!!
If it failed follow step 4
Step4
- Open command prompt in recovery mode.
- Type
diskpart
and hit enter - Then type
list disk
and hit enter - Then select your disk (you can find it by size) - use
select disk x
to select the disk. Replacex
with the relevant number. - Then type
list part
and hit enter. - Then select primary disk with mb in size (not in gb) - use
select part x
to select the part. Hit enter. - Then type
active
and hit enter. - Close the command prompt and again run the startup recovery tool.
Enjoy!!!
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