Re: Help needed in changing grub settings..

["shampavman.cg" <shampavman.cg@gmail.com>]

H.S. wrote:
> shampavman.cg wrote:
>   
> > Hi,
> >
> > I had to remove FC7 in favor of windows since I had space crunch .. and
> > moved it over to another machine.. But now I have loads of data on
> > windows that I cannot lose...After FC was removed to get into windows I
> > had to use,
> > rootnoverify (.. ,...) cmd..
> >
> > This is not possible all the times as There are many people using this
> > machine.who do not know these things.. and I wont be around always...
> >
> > Can i do it via some Linux distro Live cd and just boot into grub and do
> > something and perhaps re-install grub with the necessary changes made?
> >
> > I could be doing this over the phone so can  you please be as
> > descriptive as possible so that I dont end up with a bricked machine!!
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> >     
>
> I think I am missing something. Are you saying that you removed FC from
> the said machine and it has only Windows now? In that case, just do the
> "fix mbr" procedure from Windows and you will not have to deal with grub
> at all -- the machine will boot straight to Windows.
>   
Ok.. But i've never tried the fixmbr trick .. will give it a go... and 
see how it goes.
> What you are asking above (rootnovirify method, from grub), would only
> make sense if you still have grub installed and have multiple systems
> installed as well. If you have no Linux OSes installed, you do not
> really need grub and fixing the MBR would be the most convenient way.
>   
Yes i still have grub but no distro to boot into ..
so Im forced to use the rootnoverify method thats all..

>   


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Shampavman c.g
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