Restore Ubuntu MBR

[Linda Vest Castanos]

I found the following below on a Ubuntu site.  Will this work for error
17? If not, can I restored Window XP MBR (done this many times), and
will it work then?  I seem to lose my MBR approx. twice a year.  There
is lots of info on this matter on the Internet, but this seems to be the
most simple method for ME. I am not a Ubuntu-Linux guru
thanks Dennis


1. Boot the Desktop/Live CD. 
2. Open a terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal) 
3. Start grub as root with the following command : 
        
        sudo grub

 4. You will get a grub prompt (see below) which we will use to find the
root partition and install grub to the MBR (hd0,0) 

        [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported.   For
                 the   first   word,  TAB  lists  possible  command
                 completions.  Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
                 completions of a device/filename. ]
        
        grub>
        
         Type the following and press enter: 
        
        find /boot/grub/stage1
         Using this information, set the root device: 
        grub> root (hd0,1)
         Install Grub: 
        grub> setup (hd0)
         Exit Grub: 
        grub> quit
        
        and reboot
        
        https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows