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http://linuxexchange.org – I had a dual boot with win 7, Ubuntu, and Linux mint. I deleted the two partitions for Linux and Ubuntu and extended the windows partition back into the unallocated space. When I restart my computer , I get an error that reads "loading operating system.. GRUB loading. Error: no such partition. Entering rescue mode... Grub rescue>" And I'm not sure how to get windows to boot back normally from here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! (HowTos)

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Submitted by ella9 on 07/16/2012 – Made popular on 07/16/2012

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