[ubuntu-my] my win7 disappear from boot up menu after install ubuntu 1104

[Tee Wee Chong James]

tried remove the 500 hdd, tried reset boot priority in bios, both failed to
restart into win7... :(
i cant do the repair mbr as the acer didnt coe with any installer dvd.
called acer they recommend doing their proprietary e-recovery but that means
format the c: drive and then copy the default image back to it...






On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Shaiffulnizam Mohamad <
shaifful.md at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok, lets remove the 500GB hdd which you have the Ubuntu from the computer.
> Lets have a look at it without the Ubuntu. If you can reboot into
> windows than you can still save it.
> If you cannot reboot from windows itself, you need to restore windows
> boot or the HDD MBR first.
> To restore windows MBR you need to look or read this site
>
> http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/32523/how-to-manually-repair-windows-7-boot-loader-problems/
>
> Then after that you can attach ubuntu partition and after that try to
> fix the grub. Make sure Ubuntu SDB hdd is set to be the active one.
>
> Just give it a try, hopefully you will be able to restore it back.
>
> 2011/9/30 Tee Wee Chong James <teeweechong at gmail.com>:
> > did the gparted and the win7 is still there.
> > i have a 1tb hdd chopped into two partition, and another 500gb hdd which
> i
> > thk is sdb, installed with ubuntu.. pls see the attached two screen
> shots. i
> > need further advise on how to revive the win7 as a boot option..
> >
> > pls help...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 6:09 AM, Shaiffulnizam Mohamad
> > <shaifful.md at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> login to your ubuntu, try using GParted partition manager, whether the
> >> Windows partition is still there.
> >> :)
> >>
> >> 2011/9/30 Tee Wee Chong James <teeweechong at gmail.com>:
> >> > done the sudo update grub but no luck...
> >> > it found linux and memtest, and when restarting it goes directly to
> >> > ubuntu.... no win7 to be seen anywhere. i remeber its something like
> sdb
> >> > which i installed the ubuntu onto, and its not the c partition as in
> >> > windows. its the d partition which i used as data partition. the c and
> d
> >> > are
> >> > both on a one tb hdd.
> >> >
> >> > is this due to win7 or ubuntu 1104? i installed 1004 on my old vista
> and
> >> > xp
> >> > and they worked like magic! i like ubuntu so much thought am no expert
> >> > at
> >> > all. and i been sharing my experience and convinced some frineds to
> use
> >> > ubuntu ever since...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 12:47 AM, Chow Loong Jin <hyperair at ubuntu.com
> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On 30/09/2011 00:40, Tee Wee Chong James wrote:
> >> >> > how to? am no good in command in the black window.. :(
> >> >> >
> >> >> > but i did try using start-manager. the timeout is set to 10sec. and
> >> >> > when
> >> >> > i pull
> >> >> > down the "default operating system", i see 4x ubuntu linux and 2x
> >> >> > memory
> >> >> > test.
> >> >> > NO windows 7.....
> >> >> >
> >> >> > pls pls help...
> >> >>
> >> >> Could you check if the os-prober package is installed (Open Ubuntu
> >> >> Software
> >> >> Center and search for "os-prober" using the text box in the top right
> >> >> corner)?
> >> >>
> >> >> If it isn't, install it, and then run "sudo update-grub" in a
> terminal.
> >> >> Then
> >> >> reboot and see if Windows appears in the list.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Kind regards,
> >> >> Loong Jin
> >> >>
> >> >>
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