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I accidently compressed my c drive in Windows 7 and ended up with "bootmgr is compressed" error. I had to install Ubuntu to get some files. After that I went online and found some solutions for fixing the 'bootmgr' error. Can I go back to Windows 7 without losing any data? I heard that Ubuntu formats the hdd to a format that Windows does not recognise. What should I do? I am sure I didn't do a full installation of Ubuntu. And also how can I remove Ubuntu completely?

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Get a windows 7 DVD or USB-drive. Boot from it and select Repair.Select Use Recovery tools
And from last click on command prompt And type these commands

Bootrec/FixMBR

Bootrec/RebuildBCD

This will restore your Windows boot-loader and replace grub..

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  • Thanks for the reply;Would i lose any data? – user1474157 Jun 29 '13 at 06:30
  • No, in fact you can access your Ubuntu files using this software http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2read/files/Ext2Read%20ver%202.0/ext2explore%202.0%20beta/ – Pulkit609 Jun 29 '13 at 06:32
  • can i use a Windows XP cd? Can i do it using a Pen drive? – user1474157 Jun 29 '13 at 06:39
  • yes, you can but you will have to install XP on some partition ,use EasyBCD as XP has no such options. This is a tedious method. It is better if you make windows 7 USB drive using official windows 7 usb tool and a DVD or iso file. – Pulkit609 Jun 29 '13 at 07:02
  • thank you for all those valuable info.. my problem is solved – user1474157 Jun 30 '13 at 10:43