How to boot a win 7 hard drive that was in Ubuntu system?

[Joel Rees]

Don't wanna sound paranoid and critical, but, ...

no, actually, I do want to sound paranoid ...

On Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 7:18 AM, Jim <jf_byrnes at comcast.net> wrote:
> On 04/06/2017 02:42 AM, Xen wrote:
>>
>> Xen schreef op 06-04-2017 9:36:
>>
>>> Then you type bootrec /fixmr, bootrec /fixboot and bootrec /rebuildbcd
>>
>>
>> Mistake, bootrec /fixmbr
>>
>> will overwrite Grub (if it's there) with a fresh Microsoft-compatible MBR
>>
>
> Update: Just discovered Boot Repair -
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/boot-repair-cd/

This is a better option than a clearly illegal MSWindows ISO.

I'm sure yannubuntu means well. But restoring an MBR on a MSWindows
7-era machine is an understandable process if you can understand how
grub works.

Maintaining a machine's security is important enough that you should
take the time to understand the boot process. Especially if it's tax
software that you want the machine for.

Then, I'd be looking for a freedom-free alternative to the tax
software, and complaining to the taxing agency if there weren't any
available.

> I burnt the cd and put in the Win 7 and once it loaded I selected the
> Restore MBR option. It fixed the MBR problem and was able to boot Win 7 and
> finish installing SP1.
>
> So if anyone else finds themselves in a similar situation this works. One
> thing to mention it takes a while for it to load and become functional.
> There is not a lot of info on the screen about it's progress so just be
> patient.
>
> Regards,  Jim

A certain amount of paranoia is healthy.

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Joel Rees

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