[ubuntu-za] WINDOWS BOOT PROBLEM

[frans]

you should be able to start with a windows cd and choose to repair a 
installed windows version,
failing that you should be able to install with a authentic windows 
cd...(not the one usually supplied by computer manufacturers)
without formatting everything. then just reinstall grub form your live 
cd and you should be ok.


On 10/04/13 09:08 AM, vincent wrote:
> I recently loaded 10.04 beta on my system alongside 8.04 and XP. All
> went great for a while and I think its the best version to date.
>
> However, being beta, its become extremely buggy and constant downloads
> are necessary.
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> This is not a problem, but somehow I've now lost the ability to boot XP
> and believe me, this is a problem.
>
> The error I get after selecting XP at the grub menu is "no module name
> found" Aborting.
>
> This is a new development as I was able to boot into XP with no problem
> until now.
>
> I've done re-installs of 10.04 as well as 8.04 a number of time's, all to no avail.
>
> The partition containing XP is there and all the data is in it, so it hasn't been
> deleted. I just can't access it.
>
> I'm trying to avoid a re-install of XP, as this would really be starting from the beginning again with windows formatting the hard drive totally.
>
> Any help or suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> Vincent
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