Get windows back

[rolyreefer]

I have tried a couple of times to install Ubuntu a couple of times and can't get it to boot up. I cannot use my computer except for by putting the install cd in.

I was running windows vista on a different disk before and was wondering if it is possible to get this back without reinstalling windows. I was intending to run both for the time being and was wondering if it is possible, how to do this?

Thanks,

roly

[lotster]

I've heard a lot of complaints regarding the problems with Windows Vista dual-booting with Linux; apparently the two OS's boot managers have some issues with one another.

I recommend running a Vista repair installation from the Vista DVD; alternatively, follow the instructions at http://quainttech.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-to-remove-ubuntu-from-vista-dual.html (http://quainttech.blogspot.com/2007/05/how-to-remove-ubuntu-from-vista-dual.html)or look at this post (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=475281).

[rolyreefer]

I have tried what it said but it didn't work. It did say that the operation was successful, but it only gets to the run startup repair / run vista, black screen, but then reboots. I have ruin startup repair from the disk (didn't work on the black screen), which took over 2 1/2 hours and still didn't work. I just tried the fixmbr bit again but still the same.

Any ideas?

Thanks very much.

[Mark Phelps]

You may have to run startup repair several times. It apparently only finds and fixes one problem at a time and then shuts down. Three times should be sufficient.

[sirhalos]

Check to see if the Vista partition is the active partition from fdisk that might be the problem

[rolyreefer]

I have run startup repair 3 more time (quickly!) and still the same problem. I have written down the failed bits as below:

2 Failed:

Boot manager failed to find os loader

repair action: file repair
result: failed error code: 0x3

repair action: boot config data store repair
result: failed error code: 0x490

Thanks again.