dual boot - xp behaves strange

[Rares Vernica]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Rares Vernica wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> I managed to solve it.
>>
>> I just removed the "makeactive" line from the Windows XP boot section in
>> the Grub config file.
>>
>> It works now.
>>
> Whatever works!  That's odd, since I though it _should_ be active, but if it
> ain't broke, don't fix it :-)

I don't think the windows partition needs to be active. By setting it 
active, the Ubuntu partition, on which Grub is, becomes inactive and so 
my problem.

Thanks,
Ray