<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone</div></div> <br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Darren Govoni <darren@ontrenet.com> <br>Date: 05/19/2013 8:52 AM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: tim@xendistar.co.uk,Xubuntu Support and User Discussions <xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> <br>Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Booting Windows 8 after Xubuntu 12.10 install <br> <br><br>Damn. Thanks. The one time I skip G**gle thinking my problem is "too <br>new" it turns up there. My bad man. Thanks for the polite post.<br><br><br>On 05/19/2013 08:39 AM, Tim wrote:<br>> On 19/05/13 13:15, Darren Govoni wrote:<br>>> Hi,<br>>> I installed Xubuntu 12.10 on a partition alongside Windows 8 on my <br>>> laptop.<br>>> But when I select the windows partition in grub, it won't boot. Gives <br>>> some wierd two line error (sorry I couldn't cut/paste it).<br>>><br>>> Is there some more work to do, for grub to boot Windows 8? Or its not <br>>> possible anymore?<br>>><br>>> thanks<br>>><br>><br>><br>> Never tried, but a quick google came up with this (should be the same <br>> for Xubuntu)<br>><br>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2085530<br>><br>> If that does not help type the following into google search as there <br>> were plenty of comments listed<br>><br>> "cant boot windows 8 after installing ubuntu"<br>><br><br><br>-- <br>xubuntu-users mailing list<br>xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br>Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users<br></body>