<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Bryan,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>No luck, same thing....</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>chainloader (hd0,0)+1</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I'm no longer convinced that the problem is with windows at all...  I think GRUB is having issues.  That is to say, the "handoff" between GRUB and NTLDR is not taking place for some reason....</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Any other suggestions??  Anyone else have any ideas?  Again, this is a brand new HP Pavilion Slimline PC with an install of Windows Media Center Edition.  Just one hard drive and Windows is on that hard drive first primary partition.  No mapping issues here...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007> <HR> </SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Here's what I tried...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Results of BOOTCFG:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG><EM>I started with - C:\WINDOWS>bootcfg /scan</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Scanning all disks for Windows installations.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Please wait, since this may take a while...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG><EM>[Here it sat for 5 mins +]</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The Windows installation scan was successful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Note:  These results are stored statically for this session.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>          If the disk configuration changes during this session,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>          in order to get an updated scan, you must first reboot</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>          the machine and then rescan the disks.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Total identified Windows installs: 1</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>[1]:  C:\WINDOWS</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG><EM>then I - C:\WINDOWS>bootcfg /rebuild</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>Add installation to boot list?  (Yes/No/All): y</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>Enter Load Identifier: Boot Windows</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>Enter OS Load Options:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG><EM>then I - C:\WINDOWS>bootcfg /list</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>Total entries in boot list: 2</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>[1] "Boot Windows"</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>OS Load Options:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>OS Location: C:\WINDOWS</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></EM></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>[2] "Windows XP Media Center Edition"</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>OS Load Options:  /noexecute=optin /fastdetect</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=956510016-07032007>OS Location: C:\WINDOWS</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG><EM>[So I rebooted...]</EM></STRONG></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Same thing....</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>__________________________________________</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Chris Ameel</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A href="mailto:cjameel@dcmsonline.com">cjameel@dcmsonline.com</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=956510016-07032007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Bryan Quigley [mailto:gquigs@gmail.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 06, 2007 9:26 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Ameel, Christopher<BR><B>Cc:</B> edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Installed Edubuntu, now, Windows won't boot....<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV>The windows command you are looking for is: <BR> <H4 id=tocHeadRef>BOOTCFG</H4>Use this command for boot configuration and recovery. This command has the following options: <DIV class=indent>bootcfg /add<BR>bootcfg /rebuild<BR>bootcfg /scan<BR>bootcfg /list<BR><BR>I would try scan, rebuild or add.  Although, I have not done this in a while.  However this will most likely get rid of edubuntu or suse.  You might have to follow it up with fixboot or fixmbr.  Again, it's been a while since I've done this.  <BR></DIV><BR> <DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 3/6/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Ameel, Christopher</B> <<A href="mailto:cjameel@dcmsonline.com">cjameel@dcmsonline.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm sure you've heard this too many times to count...  I have a brand new  HP Slimline Pavilion pc from Best Buy.  It has Windows Media Center Ed on it.  I decided to install Edubuntu because my children love playing all of the learning games.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>One big hard drive nothing special, should be simple right??</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>Windows is the first partition on the only hard drive.  Pop in Edubunut 6.06 LTS and go....  Edubunut installed smoothly, did all the updates, upgrades, etc..  everything was fine.  But, reboot, no windows...    uhoh....</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>puter says:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>chainloader (hd0,0) +1</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>Then a blinking "underscore" cursor and nothing happens.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can boot to linux fine.  I can even mount and view the windows partition fine.  I can boot from a winxp pro install cd and browse the C: drive from a prompt fine.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>I tried fixboot, nothing, fixmbr, nothing.  I even removed Edubuntu completely, repartitioned the hard drive using GParted and installed Suse 10.0 thinking maybe just maybe...  Suse boots, windows:  chainloader (hd0,0) +1</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>All the windows files are there and I've checked boot.ini like a thousand times...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please help!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN> <DIV align=left> <P style="MARGIN: auto 0in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">_____________________________________________________________<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Christopher Ameel<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:cjameel@dcmsonline.com" target=_blank>cjameel@dcmsonline.com</A></SPAN></P></DIV></SPAN></DIV></DIV><BR>--<BR>edubuntu-users mailing list<BR><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">edubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</A><BR>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users" target=_blank>https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users</A><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></BODY></HTML>