Someone please help expert exprince need

[lamex]

Hi, i love ubuntu but last week it crash on me and i could not get it back using the live CD, Also i was dual booting and it killed my vitsa too. I have try to reformat my hard drive and i did but then it crash again now i cant get back do anything but get in to busy box. I am new to linux very new i used the P magic and it does not load the the main menus i can boot the cmd line. i need to know how to reformat my hard drive from cmd line and change my boot loader back to the normal vista boot loader bc i think thats where my problem started. i havent been able to use my laptop for a week can someone please help

[Kristofer Van Orton]

Well have you tried using a Vista recovery disc, reinstalling that, and than reinstalling Ubuntu with the disk?

If you don't have a Vista recovery disc
go here:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

hope i am of any help
if your worried about losing files just dont reformat the hard drive, just click on set up vista
-KVO

[lisati]

Well have you tried using a Vista recovery disc, reinstalling that, and than reinstalling Ubuntu with the disk?

If you don't have a Vista recovery disc
go here:
http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/

hope i am of any help
if your worried about losing files just dont reformat the hard drive, just click on set up vista
-KVO

To the above suggestion I add the following thoughts:

Make backups if you can before doing a "clean" install.
Using original Windows disks or recovery partitions is usually best, followed closely by recovery disks you've made using software preinstalled by the manufacture of your computer. (Aviud pirated Windows disks if you can due to possible legal hassles and the occasional bout of malware.)