Getting back Kubuntu after installing Windows

[Jonathan Jesse]

On Friday 10 March 2006 11:20, Art Alexion wrote:
> Pablo is right, the windows installer doesn't know or care about other
> OS's.  It may or may not have repartitioned your hard drive and removed
> everything else.  Boot from a live CD.  (I use Knoppix, the Kubuntu live
> stuff has never worked for me.)  Make sure Kubuntu is still there.  If
> it is, you can restore grub from there.  Like Pablo, I recommend that
> you read 'man grub' when you boot from the live CD.
>
> Pablo Giménez wrote:
> >This is because the Windows installer flushed the MBR of your harddisk.
> >Grun is in your MBR(Master Boot Record).
> >You can reboot with a live cd, for example the ubunut live cd o
> >knoppix and run grub from a console, use the next command into grub:
> >root (hd0,1)
> >setuo (hdo)
> >I am guessing that windos is in hda1 and kubuntu in hda2.
> >See man grub.
> >
> >On 3/10/06, Mohamad taufik <taufiksutrisno at yahoo.co.id> wrote:
> >>Dear,
> >>
> >>I am a newer in Linux. Couple weeks ago I try Kubuntu on  my computer,
> >> but the problem is coming when I format the windows and change with
> >> other version. My Computer didn't appeared the grub during start the OS
> >> and I can't select kubuntu, it goes to Windows automatically.
> >>
> >>Is there any setting/configuration should I do ?????


Boot from the Live CD and reinstall Grub.  Windows reinstallation will always 
overwrite the MBR