Windows 8 issues after removing Ubuntu dual-boot

spenncerr · 3 Jan 2015 at 21:20

Hey guys,

I'm currently running into a number of issues with my bootloader for my Windows 8 installation.

I've recently removed Ubuntu from dual boot on my laptop and I'm now faced with dreaded GRUB load issues when my laptop boots up.

I've tried fixing the issues with a bunch of fixes I found on Google but to no avail.

I've got a win8 USB drive and am currently able to access the troubleshoot installation. Refresh and Reset aren't working because the drive where windows is installed is locked.

This is what I'm getting in Diskpart:

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

~Dockie · 4 Jan 2015 at 01:13

select volume 1
active

reboot and see if that's fixed it, if not you might need to go into bootsect and do:

bootsect /nt60 all

*should* fix it

spenncerr · 4 Jan 2015 at 11:24

Still getting the:

error: no such partition.
grub rescue >

spenncerr · 4 Jan 2015 at 11:33

darael · 4 Jan 2015 at 13:23

I'd be in two minds to just backup of all your important files and reinstall Windows. You can download and use the update 3 ISO of Windows 8.1, saving you a lot of time with Windows Updates: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18646312

spenncerr · 4 Jan 2015 at 13:44

darael said:
I'd be in two minds to just backup of all your important files and reinstall Windows. You can download and use the update 3 ISO of Windows 8.1, saving you a lot of time with Windows Updates: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18646312

How can I backup my files if I can't boot into Windows?

~Dockie · 4 Jan 2015 at 13:44

Did you make C: active in diskpart too?

BlackAle · 4 Jan 2015 at 14:06

Volume 0 should be the active partition I'd think as that is where the Windows boot manager resides.

darael · 4 Jan 2015 at 14:13

spenncerr said:
How can I backup my files if I can't boot into Windows?

Create a Macrium Reflect bootable disk or even a live Linux CD to get you to your files.

spenncerr · 4 Jan 2015 at 17:10

Yeah volume 1 is C: which I made active.

spenncerr · 4 Jan 2015 at 19:05

Reinstalling windows has not fixed the issues I was having.

~Dockie · 5 Jan 2015 at 04:31

spenncerr said:
Reinstalling windows has not fixed the issues I was having.

is this drive (the one with windows) the first one in your bios boot options?
do you have any other physical disks in this pc other than the one above?

Got a feeling grub may have installed itself onto a different hdd and the bios may be loading that one first.

BlackAle · 5 Jan 2015 at 08:41

The E - SYSTEM volume should be made active, not C.

bledd · 5 Jan 2015 at 10:23

Macrium Reflect Boot disk would probably have fixed this, I've used it to fix things that Windows disc couldn't fix in automatic mode.

It has an option to 'fix startup issues'