Restore a MBR

Hi,

I recently installed ubuntu on the second hard drive of my m17x, and it worked really well, however I then tried to install a bootloader and can boot ubuntu fine, but if I want to boot windows, have to use a bootcd which lets me select windows partition. Now I have searched on the internet, but all recovery seems to revolve around a windows cd which the alienware has, but does not have a recovery mode on like all the tutorials say.

Its really bugging me, and I am using my windows side to do this at the moment, but how can I restore the MBR to my lappy!!

Thanks,

 

fdisk /mbr

 

Try:

Put the Windows 7 installation disc in the disc drive, and then start your computer.
Press a key when you are prompted.
Select a language, a time, a currency, a keyboard or an input method, and then click Next.
Click Repair your computer.
Click the operating system that you want to repair, and then click Next.
In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Command Prompt.
Type (these commands are safe - more information)

Code:

Bootrec.exe /FixMbr

Code:

Bootrec.exe /FixBoot

Code:

Bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd

Press ENTER after each command.
Restart your computer.

That should do the trick! However if you still can't start Windows, then follow step 1 to 6 again and type this command (more information about this command):

Code:

Bootsect.exe /nt60 all /force

Press ENTER and restart your computer.

 

http://forum.notebookreview.com/win...-7-download-links-just-like-vista-before.html

D/L and burn the above to a DVD. Then follow the instructions you found on the web.

 

If you want to restore the mbr to only boot windows, follow the advice already posted. Alternatively, you can boot into Ubuntu and run sudo update-grub. This should detect your windows installation. If not, maybe you need to run sudo grub-mkdevicemap first.

 

thanks, gonna try that now

 

Unfortunately it failed at the second command. I can boot windows fine using a bootloading cd, but i can't just boot from the hard drive. THanks for the help so far, but any more ideas?

Windows 7 is still working and can be accessed via the bootcd, but cant be booted straight off a hard drive, and when i do boot off the bootcd, i have to boot the recovery partition, not the C:/ partition

 

Did you try this one?

Code:

Bootsect.exe /nt60 all /force

 

Yes I did and it didn't do anything either

 

Had you check these sites?

How to uninstall GRUB

uninstalling grub from vista

 

No I haven't, However I just fixed it by setting the D:\ "Recovery" as the drive from which I boot, and Windows runs perfectly well now!! Using this command "Bootrec.exe /RebuildBcd"

Thanks