benwong.me » linux http://benwong.me exploring the infinite abyss Sun, 06 May 2012 11:41:49 +0000 en hourly 1 How to restore the Windows MBR after removing Linux http://benwong.me/how-to-restore-the-windows-mbr-after-removing-linux/ http://benwong.me/how-to-restore-the-windows-mbr-after-removing-linux/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 07:29:22 +0000 admin http://benwong.me/?p=672 Continued]]> I’ve been dual booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu Linux on my desktop PC for a while. Today I decided to delete Ubuntu to free up space for Windows as I’ll be dedicating more time to ASP.NET development.

So, I downloaded a free partition manager and deleted the LInux partitions from my HD and resized my Windows partition to fill the hard drive. When I restarted I was presented with an “error: unknown filesystem” or some such message and the “grub rescue” prompt. From experience I knew immediately it was MBR related. Unfortunately, I always forget what to do.

I did some research and eventually found the solution. Here’s how you fix the issue.

  1. Find your Windows installation disc and insert it into your optical drive.
  2. Restart your PC and boot from the installation disc. This will start the Windows installation interface.
  3. Select the region, language and keyboard type.
  4. Click “Repair my computer”, then select your Windows installation.
  5. Select “Command prompt”.
  6. Enter the following commands at the prompt:
    bootrec.exe /FixBoot
    bootrec.exe /FixMbr
  7. Restart.
  8. Done.
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  • NVIDIA drivers – Drivers for NVIDIA video card
  • VLC – Media player
  • Gnome Do – App launcher (like Mac’s Quicksilver and Win’s Launchy)
  • CompizConfig Settings Manager – Config for visual effects
  • VirtualBox – Virtualisation software
  • Adobe AIR and TweetDeck – Twitter client

I’m sure this list will get longer before the day is done. Does anyone have any recommendations?

]]> http://benwong.me/ubuntu-904-fresh-install-checklist/feed/ 0 Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackolope http://benwong.me/ubuntu-jaunty-jackolope/ http://benwong.me/ubuntu-jaunty-jackolope/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 03:07:46 +0000 Ben Wong http://blog.benwong.me/?p=49 Continued]]> Currently enjoying my fresh install of Ubuntu Desktop 9.04. Ubuntu is looking more and more polished with every release. If I were Microsoft I would be shaking in my boots. Who’s going to pay for $500 – 600 for Windows and Office when you can download this for free.

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