[ubuntu-uk] Dual Boot problems

[Michael Wood]

gord wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-05-29 at 22:16 +0100, Robin Hall wrote:
>   
>> I have Windows XP and Ubuntu running as a dual boot system on my
>> computer.  The system worked perfectly up until yesterday when Windows
>> loaded and continues to load without giving me choice.  I understand
>> this could be because the Grub boot loader has got corrupted.
>> I would be glad to learn if their is a fix for this problem.
>>     
>
> if grub was corrupted then you would not be able to boot up at all.
>   
  There are other boot loaders (like window's own) so it would be 
incorrect to say that your computer would not boot without grub.
> <snip>
>   
if it is a problem with your boot loader please see this document on 
restoring your boot loader:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows


you'll probably want "Using the Desktop/LiveCD while preserving Windows 
Bootloader"

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