Re: [ilugd] GRUB Loading: Error 17

2007-09-10 Thread Rohan George
Hey thanks Sahil, Your idea worked and XP is running again. I'm giving this laptop away to a cousin of mine and she's not nearly tech savvy enough to adapt to linux immediately. So there's no point installing Ubuntu on it, as she's definitely not going to use it. On 9/4/07, raghu MG <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: [ilugd] GRUB Loading: Error 17

2007-09-03 Thread raghu MG
Hey just run thru XP installation partially without updating or installing,,,I think windows loader will overwrite the grub and it should work ___ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event:

Re: [ilugd] GRUB Loading: Error 17

2007-09-03 Thread Mahesh T. Pai
"Rohan George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, > > I have a problem. I had loaded Kubuntu 6.07 on my HP NX7010 laptop as a dual > boot option along with windows XP. For a number of reasons, I had to > remove Kubuntu from the laptop. Unfortunately, I chose to do this by > formatting the 30 gb kub

Re: [ilugd] GRUB Loading: Error 17

2007-09-03 Thread Mahesh T. Pai
"Sahil Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > i wud rather recommend you to re-install Kubuntu and give it another > try..!! > Last thing you would want to do after spending some time installing and tweaking an installation. You do not need to have grub installed anywhere on your computer to boot a

Re: [ilugd] GRUB Loading: Error 17

2007-09-03 Thread Sahil Dave
you have accidently removed your GRUB from the linux/boot partition, but the 1st stage of grub is still there in MBR. if you are just having windows on your laptop now, just boot from the windows installation disc --> select repair option which gives you a command line, & type 'fixmbr' & windows lo

[ilugd] GRUB Loading: Error 17

2007-09-02 Thread Rohan George
Hi, I have a problem. I had loaded Kubuntu 6.07 on my HP NX7010 laptop as a dual boot option along with windows XP. For a number of reasons, I had to remove Kubuntu from the laptop. Unfortunately, I chose to do this by formatting the 30 gb kubuntu formatted drive and the 1 gb logical drive using t