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How to delete Windows 7 in dual boot with MX 19... see (Fig)
and re-installing Grub.....

Moi wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 12:46 pm How to delete Windows 7 in dual boot with MX 19

Just reformat or remove the Win7 partitions, e.g. using gparted.
run update-grub to remove the WIn7-menu entry also.

fehlix

thnx... so after formating Win 7 (there are some grub file? see in Fig #1 ).. i go after in Terminal with this command : sudo update-grub ...and rebooting???

Moi wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 2:04 pm thnx... so after formating Win 7 (there are some grub file? see in Fig #1 ).. i go after in Terminal with this command : sudo update-grub ...and rebooting???

Not sure what "grub files" you are talking about. The grub related files are on the linux partition which hold /boot/grub folder. The grub-mbr is wrtten into the MBR (Master Boot Record) sector of the boot drive. So reformatting or wiping any none used Win7-partition would not harm any grub-loader related files.

hi fehlix

sorry for the delay


system reserved 100.00 Mib is part of windows installation? i never touched it

Did you do

sudo update-grub

?

thnx Eadwine Rose

yes..

so maybe this '' system reserved 100.00 Mib...... is part of windows installation? end there is the grub installed?
if i delete this 100.00 Mib boot (#5) end after i give : sudo update-grub ?


but i remember when i for first installed Win 7 longue time ago so this litle partition 100.00 Mib it was there ?
part of boot window 7 soooo the grub is there installet ? if not ....i go to format this 100 Mib end after : sudo update-grub

some help in 10 next min pls if not i go to knif this 100.00 Mib

You may need to to run efibootmgr to remove windows from the bios boot log.

How to Remove Old EFI Boot Entries in Linux

Boot0004* windows-grub < To remove this line type below

First = sudo efibootmgr < This will give you a list of your boot entry's

Second = sudo efibootmgr -b 0004 -B

After removing your entry exit efibootmgr and rerun sudo update-grub

To check if you computer is UEFI compatible

ls /sys/firmware/efi

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Also if you run thunar with sudo in the Devices column you should see a efi folder, inside this is a folder efi/boot/efi/EFI you will see all your old boot logs. One will be named Microsoft after you run the above go to this fold and see if micsosoft has been removed. (Sorry I only use thunar)

thnx to ALL

i deleted this 100.00 Mib (see upper) and

givet this

$ sudo update-grub
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found theme: /boot/grub/themes/linen/theme.txt
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-6-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-6-amd64
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done

so windows 7 is not more there

now i go to reboot
hoppe is oook

try unmounting the 100MB partition or remove the lttle key. Create a new partition over it with ext4, then delete, should be unallocated now and joined with the rest.

Thanks to ALL for Helping

yeahhh i deleted this 100.00 Mib and (put it in the new partition togother with ''ex- windows 7 '' end now i have a new free one partition ) and after giving : sudo update-grub

i restarted and there is OK no more Windows in start boot only MX19
happy

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