[ubuntu-uk] Adding a second hard drive
Kev
ubuntu at talktalk.net
Wed Mar 11 09:11:12 GMT 2009
You can use the livecd to reinstall grub, or supergrub - easily
accomplished either way.
If you are though just using xp to run sage will running it in a virtual
machine be sufficient - if that was the case you could run xp inside
ubuntu and not need to worry - just a thought
Kev
Howard Berry wrote:
> Hello All,
> I have been quite happy using Ubuntu so that I decided to get rid of XP
> . This was precipitated by the fact that I was also running out of disk
> space. Now I have been given some work to do using Sage and "Microsaft"
> Office. So I will have to put XP back. I have bought another hard drive
> and propose to move the current drive with Ubuntu on to the subsiduary
> bay so that I can install Windows where it will be happiest on the first
> hard drive.
> What I want to know is how I can get Ubuntu to put a new GRUB on the
> first hard drive without having to re install Ubuntu. Will I need to get
> rid of the old GRUB MBR?
> I suppose there is info somewhere on this, but you may be able to give
> me the griff straight away!
> Thanks,
> Howard Berry
>
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