<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Thanks very much for the timely answers. I will let you know how I make out with your instructions. Regards Klaus Rung ve3kr --- On Sun, 3/20/11, Goh Lip <g.lip@gmx.com> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: Goh Lip <g.lip@gmx.com> Subject: Re: Disk partition wiped out To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 11:11 AM <div class="plainMail">On 03/20/2011 10:33 PM, Klaus VE3KR wrote: > I installed alongside my windows7 the ubuntu 10.10 like the installation > said it was going to do and now my windows7 laptop has lost both > windows7 and ubuntu and cannot boot at all. > > I get grub rescue> > > This is really bad news. > > How do I get my windows 7 back at least? > > > Regards > Klaus Rung > ve3kr > > Klaus, at grub rescue type the following to get to normal grub> grub rescue> set prefix=(hdX,Y)/boot/grub grub rescue> insmod (hdX,Y)/boot/grub/normal.mod rescue:grub> normal note (hdX,Y) is where your ubuntu partition is, if you don't know, type this first grub rescue> ls /boot and the output will give you an idea. After you get the normal grub prompt ie., grub> type grub> set root=(hdX,Y) grub> configfile /boot/grub/grub.cfg You will then be presented with the grub menu of the ubuntu that you installed. Boot into ubuntu and at terminal, type this... sudo grub-install /dev/sda You should be able to boot into windows and ubuntu then. However.....if you cannot boot even to ubuntu by above method,..... you may have a blotched ubuntu installation and you can still get back your windows by the usual method of using the windows installation cd the method of which I am not too clear, either fixmbr or fixboot Regards - Goh Lip -- ubuntu-users mailing list <a ymailto="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" href="/mc/compose?to=ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div></blockquote></td></tr></table>