I just spent 4 hours resurrecting an old Windows box now "grub loading. error"

[tankman1989]

Ok, full Win 7 Pro install. All updates, every single one. I finally do a reboot and now I am getting this:

Verifying DMI Pool Data ..........
Grub Loading.
Error: No such partition
grub rescue>

This install is on a clean drive, I took a 160 gb drive, created a 60gb Partition for the OS and left the rest blank. Ran updates, ran Spybot immunize now this.

Any ideas as to what this means? I am completely baffled.

I popped my install DVD back in and Windows booted right up to the login screen. Am I somehow running my OS from the DVD?
I just checked my Computer Management screen and the Disk Management and it says my d: (optical) is my primary partition

IDK what is going on. Here come pics.

[Cambridge PC Support]

I don't know this for a fact, but 10 seconds on Google makes me believe that:

It looks like it used to have Linux of some shape on it.

You need to fixboot and fixmbr it.

[Cadishead Computers]

I agree with kev. Did you do a zero format of this drive, or was it a quick format?.. that is if you formatted the drive.

That is a linux command line prompt for sure..

[Cambridge PC Support]

So did it do it on the first bounce?

[DCGPX]

Originally Posted by tankman1989

Ok, full Win 7 Pro install. All updates, every single one. I finally do a reboot and now I am getting this:



This install is on a clean drive, I took a 160 gb drive, created a 60gb Partition for the OS and left the rest blank. Ran updates, ran Spybot immunize now this.

Any ideas as to what this means? I am completely baffled.

Did you chance use the Easus Partition tool from an earlier thread of yours?

Might account for the Linux remnant.

[tankman1989]

So here is what it looks like in Computer Management - Disk Management:


C Drive is what the OS was installed to, e: drive was empty until now, F: had info from an old PC but it wasn't given a letter until just now.

Any ideas as to why I am getting that Grub error? Is Grub even used with Windows?

[TLE]

You can use Grub for Dual boots with Windows and Linux. I would do as the other have suggested and perform a fixboot and fixmbr.

[tankman1989]

The drive is from a laptop that had Vista on it as far as I can recall. When I did the install it showed the 2 drives, one 320GB partition and and other drive with a 160Gb partition. I deleted the 160Gb partition because that was the SATA drive I wanted t oinstall. I then created a new partition of 60GB and went on my way.

The computer boots fine if the Windows install disc is in it. I missed the point where it said to remove the media from the drive during the install. Could that have something to do with it?

As soon as I remove the DVD and boot it goes back to the Grub loading thing.

[tankman1989]

So is this salvageable or should I just do a fresh install?

[TLE]

Originally Posted by tankman1989

The drive is from a laptop that had Vista on it as far as I can recall. When I did the install it showed the 2 drives, one 320GB partition and and other drive with a 160Gb partition. I deleted the 160Gb partition because that was the SATA drive I wanted t oinstall. I then created a new partition of 60GB and went on my way.

The computer boots fine if the Windows install disc is in it. I missed the point where it said to remove the media from the drive during the install. Could that have something to do with it?

As soon as I remove the DVD and boot it goes back to the Grub loading thing.

Sounds like the MBR was never rewritten after installing windows again. Boot to the OS Install disc and repair the MBR, that should overwrite Grub.