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[Graham Watkins]

Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> --- Manfred Gerner <manfred.gerner at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>   
>> You need the START UP MANAGER on your Ubuntu. This
>> programm allows you to
>> define grub on your system whether it starts with
>> Ubuntu or Windows.
>>
>> Manfred Gerner
>>
>> 2008/8/4 Jake <ispaz at live.com>
>>
>>     
>>>  I have Ubuntu 8.04 and I installed it to work
>>>       
>> "with" Windows XP, and now I
>>     
>>> can't get to Windows XP anymore, it automatically
>>>       
>> boots into Ubuntu, I need
>>     
>>> help on how to either UNINSTALL Ubuntu or
>>>       
>> INSTRUCTIONS on how to get to
>>     
>>> Windows XP, all your help will be appreciated..
>>>
>>> -Jake Snell
>>>       
> You might also try: sudo update-grub which might solve
> your problem and shouldn't hurt anything.
>
> Leonard Chatagnier
> lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
>
>   
My feeling is that you've probably shot it - ie installed Ubuntu over 
the top of Windows.  Windows isn't there any more.  To get it back 
you'll have to wipe your hard disk and reinstall everything over again.  
(Hope you backed up your data.) Everyone seems to be in denial however.

-- 
Graham Watkins

"To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows
box, you just need to work on it."
SecurityFocus columnist Scott Granneman.