--- In [email protected], Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote: > > You have now answered what I meant by setup. Your Windows is on sda1 and > Ubuntu is on sda2 and you have one drive with grub written to the MBR of > sda.Check the grub.cfg file at /boot/grub and look at the Windows section. > You can copy it and paste it here if you wish. > > Depending on the version of Windows it will be different. My Windows 7 for > example is on two partitions but XP is on one and more straightforward. If > the Windows section is missing then you will have to re-install grub and > update it. If it has an error it is possible to edit the entry. If Windows > is damaged then you may have to re-install it or fix the error first. A > common problem is for ntdlr to be missing and fixing grub will not help > that. You will need to fix it first. If you have your Windows disk then you > can usually restore the Windows bootloader which would keep you out of > Ubuntu, but then use the Ubuntu disk to replace it with grub and get back > into Ubuntu. This may seem to be a long way about it, but it will give you > the assurance that Windows is still working and then you can go ahead with > getting both to load from grub. > > You can usually slow down the boot process and get text mode booting for > Linux, but I don't think that you can do this for Windows. Like many Linux > users, I have Windows but don't use it. > > Roy
Hello Roy, thank you for your help! I am tired of repairing. I will install both systems again! Kind regards Charlyms ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
