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[jmaster18]

Hi I am new to the forum and I have a problem.I have a Turbo-x netbook with the following specs:intel atom 1.6 ghz,1gb RAM,160gb HDD,windows xp pro and ubuntu 9.04.Recently I deleted the partition where the ubuntu had been installed to create a new one with smaller size.Since then I cannot boot any of the operating systems I have(not even xp).After the boot up sequence an error occurs: GRUB LOADING STAGE 1.5 GRUB loading please wait... Error 22.Everyone I had asked had told me to use my windows xp install disc but my netbook does not have a dvd driver.I have thought to use an iso maker to create a copy of my win xp disc and then copy it to a flash usb but I do not know if that is legal or it will make my win xp pirated.Also I dont know that if i make it and boot my netbook from a usb if it can resolve the problem.Does anyone have an answer?

[-pops-]

Easier than an iso copy would be to obtain a USB DVD/CD drive - either a committed external drive or an internal type with a USB adapter (cheaper and just as good but less elegant).

[jmaster18]

Easier than an iso copy would be to obtain a USB DVD/CD drive - either a committed external drive or an internal type with a USB adapter (cheaper and just as good but less elegant).

I need a quick solution without having to buy hardware.Thanks anyway.If I dont find something else I will follow your suggestion

[Irene]

I personally have no knowledge about this, but a Google search produced THESE HITS.

The first link HERE has a variety of things which you might try. :)

[Alan2273]

You can download Ubuntu and put it on to a USB flash drive, then set your netbook to boot of the USB and do a fresh install of ubuntu.

This will reinstall GRUB and on boot up you will see XP as a choice again.

A word of warning, when you get the partition to install too, accept the default, unless you know what your are doing with hard drive partitioning, also ensure that the XP partition is still visible.

[jmaster18]

You can download Ubuntu and put it on to a USB flash drive, then set your netbook to boot of the USB and do a fresh install of ubuntu.

This will reinstall GRUB and on boot up you will see XP as a choice again.

A word of warning, when you get the partition to install too, accept the default, unless you know what your are doing with hard drive partitioning, also ensure that the XP partition is still visible.

I did it but when I select my usb flash drive a message says no operating systems found.

[Alan2273]

How did you install Ubuntu on to the flash drive, did you use an ISO?.

You might find reading this will help you.
/>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/create-a-bootable-ubuntu-usb-flash-drive-the-easy-way/

[jmaster18]

I reinstalled ubuntu.The problem was fixed but now I want to uninstall it so I can use the ubuntu partition on windows xp. How can I uninstall ubuntu without having this kind of problem again.

[Seshomaru Samma]

well , you can do it from Ubuntu

first install ms-sys

sudo apt-get install ms-sys 

next you need to find out where your windows partition is

sudo fdisk -l

the output for this is your partition table

mine is:

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1        5325    42773031   83  Linux
/dev/sda2            5326        5811     3903795    5  Extended
/dev/sda3           19919       38914   152576000    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4            5812       19918   113314477+  83  Linux
/dev/sda5            5326        5811     3903763+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

as you can see the /dev/sda3 is NTFS . this is my windows partition. yours should be NTFS or FAT32. it will probably have a different number The important part is that the windows partition is on the drive sda .

we want to restore the MBR for drive sda so we run the command :

sudo ms-sys -m /dev/sda

it should overwrite grub and give you back windows. you can then just format the ubuntu partition from windows

note: if you have more than one drive (sda and sdb or hda and hdb) , i suggest you post the output here and wait for further instructions .

[jmaster18]

OK.Problem fixed everything is OK.I reinstalled ubuntu from the usb stick using a program called unetbootin.after that I managed to get into windows xp and resize the partitions.Thanks for all your help

[Alan2273]

Glad you have sorted it out.