Dont install grub, here are the few steps to recover, if you have not re-written MRB<br><br>1. boot into livecd (any, prefer ubuntu )<br>2. open terminal<br>3. type in these commands<br> sudo grub<br> find /boot/grub/stage1<br> <i><b>output (hdx,y)</b></i><br> root (hdx,y)<br> setup (hdx)<br>4. Reboot <br><br><br>After booting to ubuntu modify file /boot/grub/menu.lst by adding following content<br><br>title Windows XP <br> rootnoverify (hdx,y) <br>savedefault<br>chainloader +1<br><br># replace (hdx,y) ---> x -->Harddisk number<br> y -->Partition number<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 6:30 PM, nagendra prasad <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nagendra802000@gmail.com">nagendra802000@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Hi,<div><br></div><div>I have installed XP on my ubuntu system. Now XP removed my GRUB. So, I tried to install it again but the Ubuntu setup says that unable to install it because of some kind of MBR issue. Can someone tell me how to force install the GRUB in MBR.</div> <div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Guru Prasad<br>Ubuntu Voice GTK+ Forum<br> </div> <br>--<br> ubuntu-in mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in</a><br> <br></blockquote></div><br>