USB HDD inacessible for Vista

You'll have to clarify some details here. You install Ubuntu on this HDD... who using what method?

That is to say, did you installing using a live CD and thus formatted the whole drive with EXT3 or EXT4?
Perhaps you install to it using Wubi?

As for the un-mounting thing... well I not entirely sure what you mean by that. I guess you just want your hard-drive back the way it was original?

And this stuff about an error message, how does this happen? Are you running Vista, plugging in drive and getting an error message, or perhaps you are trying to boot from that drive and getting a grub error message?

What was the message?

Oh by the by, it is not standard internet etiquette to use all caps when typing a message e.g. writing "HELLO WORLD" instead of "hello world". It is very difficult for the human eye to read an all caps message and I and other would appreciate it if you re-framed from this in the future.

It could very well have been an accident, however it really is something to keep in mind.

Oh by the by, it is not standard internet etiquette to use all caps when typing a message e.g. writing "HELLO WORLD" instead of "hello world". It is very difficult for the human eye to read an all caps message and I and other would appreciate it if you re-framed from this in the future.

It could very well have been an accident, however it really is something to keep in mind.

Hello, if you install Ubuntu (and Grub) on a removable media, you must create a partition in a fixed hdd named /boot.
If you remove the USB key and try to boot vista, grub2 will search its boot on /boot, and if /boot is on the removable media....

Your question is not clear. Please rewrite it. (and not in uppercase, please).

If you want to access your USB key from Vista, you can't because it is formated in a Linux filesystem, and Microsoft decided it will read only NTFS and FAT32 file system.
On the web, I think you can find drivers to read ext3fs and ext4fs under WIndows. It exists for XP, so probably for Vista.

Hi, Yes I tried to run from the usb hdd and yes I did install from a cd
supplied by the magazine PC Pro.I did format the drive using EXT 3 but it is
now show no available space on the drive when I run Ubuntu.
I have reinstalled Vista to my lap tops hdd after disconnecting the usb
drive.
I would like to return my usb hdd back to before the Ubuntu install, as I
am unable to use same.

B/r

Peter Hesson

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Your question #121657 on grub2 in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+question/121657

Status: Open => Needs information

MattTastic requested for more information:
You'll have to clarify some details here. You install Ubuntu on this
HDD... who using what method?

That is to say, did you installing using a live CD and thus formatted the
whole drive with EXT3 or EXT4?
Perhaps you install to it using Wubi?

As for the un-mounting thing... well I not entirely sure what you mean
by that. I guess you just want your hard-drive back the way it was
original?

And this stuff about an error message, how does this happen? Are you
running Vista, plugging in drive and getting an error message, or
perhaps you are trying to boot from that drive and getting a grub error
message?

What was the message?

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Please, avoid replying message with previous message included.
And when you write a message, think to reader who doesn't know your context.
If I understand, you want to restore your hard drive in its original state.
In this case:
1) Leave vista without hibernating, but a true stop.
2) Boot on Ubuntu CD and choose option "Try"
3) System->Administration->Gparted will show you partitions of the disk
4) Delete the RIGHT partitions (You have a SINGLE try, not a second so be carefull). And not NTFS partition
5) Move/resize NTFS partition
Gpated don't execute immediatly command, you have to click on green icon.

Is your problem solved ? If not I can try to help, else, please, could you mark question "Solved".

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