XP and Ubuntu 8.04 dual boot

[Jamal Khan]

If you got xp there then edit menu.lst file.

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
you can change the boot option by editing it. Thanks.

Jamal Khan
jamal919 at gmail.com

On 9/30/09, Tim Tebbit <ttebbit at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
>
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