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winXP Boot Problem

  • 17-04-2007 12:15pm
    #1
    jaqian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I have a laptop with only a 20Gb hard drive and I was running both winXP and FreeSpire on it. Due to lack of space I decided to get rid of FreeSpire but in doing so I got rid of GRUB and hey presto could no longer boot windows. I managed to find another program called GAG (Graphical Boot Manager http://gag.sourceforge.net/) which helped me out but its really clunky looking.

    Anyone know how to restore winXP's own boot process or know of a different boot manager thats not as ugly as GAG that I can use?

    Thanks in advance,
    J.


Comments

  • #2
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Boot from the XP cd and enter the recovery menu.You can then use fixmbr or fixboot from there.


  • #3
    jaqian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭jaqian


    Never got a XP disc with the laptop. I could send it off etc but they are so slow to get things done.

    Also have no floppy drive.


  • #4
    Diddy Kong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Diddy Kong


    Get a standard boot CD (like http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/) that will get you to a DOS prompt and type fdisk /mbr. This will get rid of the grub and all of your data will still be intact.


  • #5
    carbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭carbsy


    Yeah that should also work or Hirens Boot CD should also do the trick.


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