dual boot Kubuntu 8.04/xp pro sp3(repair)

[ray burke]

On 7/15/09, Goh Lip <g.lip at gmx.com> wrote:
> John Pierce wrote:
>
>  > # Boot your computer up with Ubuntu CD
>  > # Open a terminal window or switch to a tty.
>  > #
>  >
>  > Go SuperUser (that is, type "sudo -s"). Enter root passwords as necessary.
>  > # Type "grub"
>  > # Type "find /boot/grub/stage1". You'll get a response like "(hd0,1)".
>  > Use whatever your computer spits out for the following lines.
>  > # Type "root (hd0,1)", or whatever your hard disk + boot partition
>  > numbers are for Ubuntu.
>  > # Type "setup (hd0)", to install GRUB to MBR, or "setup (hd0,1)" or
>  > whatever your hard disk + partition nr is, to install GRUB to a
>  > partition.
>  > # Quit grub by typing "quit".
>  > # Reboot and remove the bootable CD.
>  >
>
>
> I might add, after all this is done, boot to ubuntu and at linux shell,
>  ie. at terminal type
>
>  sudo update-grub
>
>
>  This makes sure you get to boot into your 'repaired' xp.
>
>  regards,
>  goh lip
>
>
>
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goh lip,

Thanks for that the only thing is that I am not sure if I repair my
dual boot xp pro that the
grub gets corrupted as been told by word of mouth id does, also can I
use the Kubuntu
8.04 cd rom?

ray