[xubuntu-users] Booting Windows 8 after Xubuntu 12.10 install

[Joshua O'Leary]

Why 12.10? With 13.04 just released it would make sense to use that, especially since hardware support is more likely.
On Sun, 19 May 2013 11:08:55 -0400
darren <darren at ontrenet.com> wrote:

> For others who come along. I tried the web suggestions and did boot-repair but it didn't work. I had to turn 'secure boot' off in my BIOS too. Then it worked.
> 
> 
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> 
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Darren Govoni <darren at ontrenet.com> 
> Date: 05/19/2013  8:52 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
> To: tim at xendistar.co.uk,Xubuntu Support and User Discussions <xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> 
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Booting Windows 8 after Xubuntu 12.10 install 
>  
> Damn. Thanks. The one time I skip G**gle thinking my problem is "too 
> new" it turns up there. My bad man. Thanks for the polite post.
> 
> 
> On 05/19/2013 08:39 AM, Tim wrote:
> > On 19/05/13 13:15, Darren Govoni wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>   I installed Xubuntu 12.10 on a partition alongside Windows 8 on my 
> >> laptop.
> >> But when I select the windows partition in grub, it won't boot. Gives 
> >> some wierd two line error (sorry I couldn't cut/paste it).
> >>
> >> Is there some more work to do, for grub to boot Windows 8? Or its not 
> >> possible anymore?
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >
> >
> > Never tried, but a quick google came up with this (should be the same 
> > for Xubuntu)
> >
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2085530
> >
> > If that does not help type the following into google search as there 
> > were plenty of comments listed
> >
> > "cant boot windows 8 after installing ubuntu"
> >
> 
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