XP and Ubuntu 8.04 dual boot

[Tim Tebbit]

pankaj borah wrote:
> Dear Ubuntu users,
> I had Ubuntu 6.06 LTS installed in my Dell inspiron 1525 Laptop along
> with windows XP as dual boot. Today I have upgraded my Ubuntu to Ubuntu
> 8.04 LTS. Since then whenever I start my laptop, i never see the XP boot
> option and it shows 4 Ubumtu boot otion. I wonder if my XP is still
> there ? Is there any way to recover it to XP as first boot option?
> 
> It is very uergent.


That would depend if XP is there or not. The output of 'sudo fdisk -l' would
help in determining if the partition(s) exist.If you upgraded through one of
the package managers, it is highly likely grub has no clue about where xp
lives. However, if you upgraded from a CD/DVD and didn't pay close attention
to the partitioning portion, there is a chance there is no more XP.

LOTS of documentation on how to square grub away. Start at the link below.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto