Subj : Re: How to reset dual boot Linux:Win GRUB after "inaccessible boot devi
To   : All
From : Andy D. Robinson
Date : Thu Dec 06 2018 22:40:55

XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10

Re: Message-ID <news:pu9a7k$ehv$1@dont-email.me>

> If you don't want the other OSes, delete the OS giblets,
> so that nobody, not the OS itself, nor any OS-prober, can
> detect them.

Hi Paul,

That is what I want to do, but I'm not sure how to do it gracefully.

I don't need (nor want) the older Windows 10s on HDD1 & HDD2.
 <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4411450grub01.jpg>

I'd be perfectly happy to eliminate the two old Win10 OS giblets!
 <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8520861grub12.jpg>

I booted to Grub and then Linjux to run Carlos' suggested bootinfoscript.
<https://github.com/arvidjaar/bootinfoscript/raw/master/bootinfoscript>
 <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9161369grub11.jpg>

This script proved:
o HDD3: The only working Windows is on sda (WD10EZEX)
o HDD2: Grub & Ubuntu (17.10) is on sdb (TOSHIBA_HDWD110)
o HDD1: Nothing of use (other than data) is on sdc (WD10EFRX)
 <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=9161369grub11.jpg>

That script "thinks" that Windows is "working" on all 3 HDDs.

But the HDD1 & HDD2 Windows are both long gone, never to be recovered.
And I don't care about the Ubuntu since I'll install Ubuntu 18.10 on HDD3.
And, I don't care about the Grub on sda2 either.

The question is what's the most graceful way to clear the OS giblets?
Do I simply wipe out C:\Windows on HDD2 (sdb) and HDD1 (sdc)?
(Is it _that_ easy? Or will that open a new can of worms?)

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