Error when reinstalling vista

[ananbehh]

I installed ubuntu on my Acer 6530G 64Bt laptop,
I would like to go back to windows vista, I have the recovery CD's so I did a full system recovery but when the system try to boot I get the following Error:

Grub loading stage .5.
Grub loading, please wait...
Error 17



Dont know what that mean, Any Ideas..:confused::confused::confused:

I tried system partion in Live CD and didnt work, reformat as NTFS

[presence1960]

GRUB is still on the MBR of your disk. You may not be able to access recovery console from the recovery CDs/DVDs. Check your documentation. If you can't access recovery console there is a work around. Go here (http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/windows-vista-recovery-disc-download/) to download the iso for your Vista version (32 bit or 64 bit). Burn the iso to a CD as an image. Boot from that CD and do this (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1014708) (using instructions for Vista)

This will put vista back onto MBR and you will then be able to boot right into Vista.

[ananbehh]

I cant boot from Windows recovery !!

[presence1960]

I cant boot from Windows recovery !!

are you referring to the recovery console iso I asked you download & burn to CD as an image?

[ananbehh]

Yes,

This is what I did:
Download the recovery cd===>mount it==>> Burn.

Then I insert the Cd in CDrom and restarted the computer. system went to ubuntu

[presence1960]

Yes,

This is what I did:
Download the recovery cd===>mount it==>> Burn.

Then I insert the Cd in CDrom and restarted the computer. system went to ubuntu

Did you burn it as an image or a data CD?

[ananbehh]

Ok, I have no idea what is the differance between the two, just used windows to burn it

Can u tell me how to burn it!

[presence1960]

Ok, I have no idea what is the differance between the two, just used windows to burn it

Can u tell me how to burn it!

https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/switching/installing-burning.html

Follow the instructions at the top for windows. you will have to download InfraRecorder.

There is a difference between a data CD/DVD and a bootable image on a CD/DVD. You burned a data CD which only copies the iso to disk. That's why you can't boot from it.

[ananbehh]

I downlloaded the program when I try to burn I get an error "faild to intialize recorder"

I also have magic ISo if this helps

[presence1960]

I downlloaded the program when I try to burn I get an error "faild to intialize recorder"

I also have magic ISo if this helps

I am not familiar with that program. Whatever program you use you have to burn the iso as an image to CD, just like you did with the Ubuntu iso to make the Ubuntu Live CD. And your CD/DVD drive needs to be set to boot first in the device list in BIOS when you try booting off the CD you burned.