Hello everyone!
Though this issue has been discussed already here, I've been unable to solve this puzzle for the last two days.
So, I have a new ACER Aspire 5600U all-in-one with Windows 8 pre-installed, Intel core i5 3230M, RAM 4 GB DDR3. For some reason I decided to return this PC to the supplier and get another one (this has nothing to do with the OS). Now have to fully restore the factory settings.
My problem is: I tried Fedora 20 Linux on this PC. Grub therefore installed itself as the default bootloader. I restored the factory settings on the Windows drive, manually removed Fedora partitions and extended the Windows partition. Everything fine, except Grub which is still the bootloader and offering to boot Fedora every time. I investigated numerous forums and sites, and tried many ways to remove Grub:
Grub still appears at every (re)start and offers to boot Fedora. My impression is that Grub sits "on top" Windows and all Windows utilities. If I succeed in removing Fedora entries, they seem to re-emerge at the next restart. I can't "kill" Fedora permanently. Perhaps it should be removed not by Windows but by Linux utilities? i.e. by a live Fedora DVD?
Is there any hope to get rid of GRUB? I'll appreciate your ideas!
Though this issue has been discussed already here, I've been unable to solve this puzzle for the last two days.
So, I have a new ACER Aspire 5600U all-in-one with Windows 8 pre-installed, Intel core i5 3230M, RAM 4 GB DDR3. For some reason I decided to return this PC to the supplier and get another one (this has nothing to do with the OS). Now have to fully restore the factory settings.
My problem is: I tried Fedora 20 Linux on this PC. Grub therefore installed itself as the default bootloader. I restored the factory settings on the Windows drive, manually removed Fedora partitions and extended the Windows partition. Everything fine, except Grub which is still the bootloader and offering to boot Fedora every time. I investigated numerous forums and sites, and tried many ways to remove Grub:
- using the command prompt in the Windows 8 recovery environment, typing 'bootrec /fixmbr', 'bootrec /fixboot', 'bootrec /scanos', 'bootrec /rebuildbcd' (completed successfully, but no effect on Grub)
- using the command prompt in the Windows 8 recovery environment, typing 'bootsect /nt60 SYS /mbr' (actually, I didn't understand what it did)
- manually removing fedora boot entries with the bcdedit facility in the command prompt, typing 'bcdedit /delete {UUID of fedora entry} (completed successfully, but no effect on Grub)
- doing essentially the same with the EasyBCD utility (no effect on Grub)
- boot-repair CD, Ultimate boot CD and Super Grub CD all did not work, because failed to boot, either from CD or live USB
Grub still appears at every (re)start and offers to boot Fedora. My impression is that Grub sits "on top" Windows and all Windows utilities. If I succeed in removing Fedora entries, they seem to re-emerge at the next restart. I can't "kill" Fedora permanently. Perhaps it should be removed not by Windows but by Linux utilities? i.e. by a live Fedora DVD?
Is there any hope to get rid of GRUB? I'll appreciate your ideas!
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8