The saga of moving back to a single Vista64 boot from a dual with ArchLinux…

First treatment

Vista System Recovery Options
-> Startup Repair -> Success
-> Reboot ->

GRUB Loading stage 1.5.

GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 22

Second treatment

Vista System Recovery Options
-> Command Prompt
-> bootrec /fixmbr -> The operation completed successfully
-> Reboot ->

GRUB Loading stage 1.5.

GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 22

Third treatment

Vista System Recovery Options
-> Command Prompt
-> bootrec /fixmbr -> The operation completed successfully
-> bootrec /fixboot -> Element not found -> sonofa#?*
-> Reboot ->

GRUB Loading stage 1.5.

GRUB loading, please wait...
Error 22

Panic setting in…

… a light of hope surfaces…

Vista System Recovery Options -> Command Prompt
-> copy MbrFix from thumb drive to hard drive (64 bit version of course)
-> cross fingers
-> MbrFix /drive 0 savembr Backup_MBR.bin
-> MbrFix /drive 0 fixmbr /vista /yes
-> Reboot ->

SUCCESS!

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Time wasted: ~4 hours