reinstalled windows, how do i reconfigure grub?

arjaybe ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org
Mon Aug 29 19:58:41 UTC 2005


Cybe R. Wizard Wrote: 
> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:55:25 +0200

> ulrich steffens <ulrich at barfuss-jerusalem.org> wrote:

> 

> > Am Sonntag, den 28.08.2005, 20:45 +0200 schrieb Gabriel Euzet:

> > > Cybe R. Wizard a écrit :

> > > 

> > > >On Sat, 27 Aug 2005 19:38:14 -0500

> > > >Drewcore <drewsph at gmail.com> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >>...reinstalled windows 

> > > >>drew

> > > >

> > > >...

> > > >Wouldn't it be a lark to take your question to a Windows advocacy

> > > >group just to see how they'd handle it?

> > > >

> > > >Cybe R. Wizard    ;-}

> > > >  

> > > something like "fixboot" or "fixmbr" when booting xp installation
> cd

> > > in rescue mode

> > > 

> > the only thing fixmbr will do, is the opposide of what he wants.

> > fixmbr overwrites the mbr and puts the windows bootloader in it. 

> > 

> > ulrich

> > 

> And that's my point.  There is so much Windows expertise in the Linux

> groups ('most any of them), I just wonder how much /computer/ (and

> Linux) knowledge there is in Winduhs advocacy groups.

> 

> Cybe R. Wizard

> 



You're right.  Still, it won't kill us to help them on their way.  Even
to point them towards boot.ini.  I draw the line at helping them edit
boot.ini, though.  It's just too arcane and should be handled in a
Windows group.


-- 
arjaybe




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