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Trying to boot from Windows CD goes to GRUB

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I am trying to boot from disk using the Windows Installation CD, and I always get the GRUB menu. Here is the boot-repair. Is there any other information you would need? Booting from a GParted disk or an Ubuntu disk works fine.

I usually select boot from the DVD drive using F12, and I've also changed settings in the BIOS, but I only get the GRUB screen, the same as if I was booting from the hard drive.

Also, some background information on Windows issues: Windows crashed and trying to boot in safe mode or normal mode simply restarted the computer. From the GRUB menu the Windows recover option brings me to a stock wallpaper and a mouse I can't move before shutting down. I recently deleted a Windows partition, but the problem existed before this. What would happen if I deleted other Windows partitions?

I do seem to be having trouble with the disk in another computer.

It was simply the disk. I was able to install Windows Vista, but I installed Ubuntu over it as I've come to enjoy the OS.

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answered 1 Year ago tionverflow · Accepted Answer

You might have damaged the Master Boot Record (which is what Windows uses, while Linux typically uses a /boot partition).

Windows is easy to damage if not shut down properly (such as a power outage). It might also be worth running a physical disk utility to check HD integrity.

If your CD/DVD drive boots other disks and can read the contents of your rescue disk - then I don't suspect that your drive is bad. But perhaps the rescue disk wasn't properly created (will it boot on someone else's Win8 machine)?

Lastly, resizing a windows partition can get tricky. But deleting a Windows partition is a sure way to break the OS. It may be much easier to purchase a second internal HD, and have each OS segregated for dual-boot, but it is by no means required. Read through the Ubuntu forums and there are a few people who have had similar issues before you.