Grub Rescue after deleting Linux partitions

[Ghoxha]

Hi guys. I was messing around with Debian OS, and got it work. But i decided to remove it, and I deleted the volumes from my Windows partition. As you can guess what happened next, the grub rescue pops up every time I open my computer. This is what I get for sticking my nose where it doesn't belong haha. The problem is the laptop only takes USB, and when I plug in the USB that has the Debian OS set up, it still goes to the grub menu. Is there anything I can do at this point short of sending it for repair? I've looked at other solutions and they all involve using a windows repair CD, but my laptop has no CD drive. Any help would be very much appreciated! I'll stick to doing my homework on virtual box from now on.

 

[basroil]

You can use the tools at http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media to make recovery media, and it might be able to repair windows without needing a re-install, but you should prepare for the worst.

Also, consider using Hyper-V if you have Windows 8 Pro, it's very easy to use and much faster than virtualbox.

 

[Ghoxha]

Thank you for your quick reply! So I accessed bios, and it appears that the windows boot manager isn't deleted, it was just second in priority. I managed to get access back to my windows. Is there anything I can do from here without using the windows repair media?

 

[basroil]

Thank you for your quick reply! So I accessed bios, and it appears that the windows boot manager isn't deleted, it was just second in priority. I managed to get access back to my windows. Is there anything I can do from here without using the windows repair media?

If you can log into windows normally, you should be able to just remove any partitions for debian/grub from the disk manager.

 

[Ghoxha]

I removed any trace of the old partition, and extended the primary OS to take over those partitions. When I access bios, debian is still the second boot priority. I don't want this to create any trouble in the future. Is there a way to remove that from the boot list, or can it just be ignored?

 

[basroil]

Not sure if you can change that short of updating the bios, usually it'll fix itself once it sees the partition is gone. Anyway, as long as it's below the Windows boot it's safe to ignore.

 

[Ghoxha]

Thank you very much for your help, I will be taking a look into Hyper-V!

 

[basroil]

Thank you very much for your help, I will be taking a look into Hyper-V!

Hyper-V is the reason all my computers run Pro versions. You can have linux machines configured within a virtual environment, or if you're like me, you can have Insider builds of Windows in a VM to test out the new features. (Windows 10 version is better, it finally allows connected standby)

 

[Ghoxha]

Kind of a late question on Hyper-V. My Laptop has 2gb of ram and a 32 gb ssd with an Intel Atom processor, are these specs good enough to run the virtual machine at a good speed?

 

[basroil]

Kind of a late question on Hyper-V. My Laptop has 2gb of ram and a 32 gb ssd with an Intel Atom processor, are these specs good enough to run the virtual machine at a good speed?

Definitely not enough. You need VT-x (which most Atoms don't have) and 64bit OS (which you likely don't have). And of course you need enough memory to run the hosted OS and everything else. It's recommended to have a core i5 and 8gb+ for VM use.

 

[Ghoxha]

I see. I mostly wanted this laptop to set up some type of unix enivornemtn since a lot of my homework involves coding in C and I don't like programs like Code Blocks or Microsoft Visual Studios. I guess I'll just run Hyper-V on my desktop! Thanks for your help man.