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I (re)installed Windows and it overwrote my MBR to point to the Windows bootloader. I need my MBR to point to GRUB again, but I cannot boot into Arch to do it. I don't have a live CD and my computer does not boot from USB. Is there a way I can do this from Windows 7?
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The easiest way is to burn a live CD from Windows and use that. Failing that, there is grub for cygwin (I do not know if it works). I don't think there is a grub native to Windows. Btw, what grub are you using, grub legacy or grub 2?
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I have no CDs/DVDs. I'm using grub legacy.
Would using grub on Cygwin be the same as using grub on actual Linux? It has APIs to write to MBRs?
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That's what I don't know. You can try Googling around or asking the Cygwin people.
Edit: whoops, I think cygwin's grub is grub 2.
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Good lord, Googling "cygwin grub mbr" gives this page as the first link. Props to the SEO team here.
Looks like I don't have much choice besides finding a blank CD somewhere.
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if it's not a rude question - how the heck didcha manage to install arch without a cd/dvd and usb-boot doesn't work??
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Install EasyBCD on Windows. It will boot linux. Free for personal use.
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@perbh: I think I had Arch on a disc when I installed it. I've moved since and haven't kept the disc.
I got grub back. Turns out I can boot from USBs. When I installed Win7, I used a bunch of ways trying to stuff the ISO on to the flash drive, none of which worked leading me to believe my motherboard doesn't let me boot from USBs.
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