--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
>
> You have now answered what I meant by setup. Your Windows is on sda1 and
> Ubuntu is on sda2 and you have one drive with grub written to the MBR of
> sda.Check the grub.cfg file at /boot/grub and look at the Windows section.
> You can copy it and paste it here if you wish.
>
> Depending on the version of Windows it will be different. My Windows 7 for
> example is on two partitions but XP is on one and more straightforward. If
> the Windows section is missing then you will have to re-install grub and
> update it. If it has an error it is possible to edit the entry. If Windows
> is damaged then you may have to re-install it or fix the error first. A
> common problem is for ntdlr to be missing and fixing grub will not help
> that. You will need to fix it first. If you have your Windows disk then you
> can usually restore the Windows bootloader which would keep you out of
> Ubuntu, but then use the Ubuntu disk to replace it with grub and get back
> into Ubuntu. This may seem to be a long way about it, but it will give you
> the assurance that Windows is still working and then you can go ahead with
> getting both to load from grub.
>
> You can usually slow down the boot process and get text mode booting for
> Linux, but I don't think that you can do this for Windows. Like many Linux
> users, I have Windows but don't use it.
>
> Roy
Hello Roy,
thank you for your help!
I am tired of repairing. I will install both systems again!
Kind regards
Charlyms
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