From: "Meyer, David R" <David.Meyer07@ca.com>
To: sumit kalra <i_am_sumit_kalra@yahoo.com>, linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: RE: Overwrote bootloader
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 10:32:14 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83810D80449F3F43A93AADE8FC643B6E5C64F6@USILMS11.ca.com> (raw)
Don't panic...this one is easy...
If you have the Windows XP CD, run the recovery module and it will fix
the bootloader.
HOWEVER, you can also stick with a Linux boot loader. I have been
dual-booting my work laptop for three years now using a varied array of
distros. I have not used the Windows bootloader since 2003. If you
install Linux (as you have found out) it will find your Windows
partition and bring that option up to you so you can once again run both
OS's.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org
[mailto:linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of sumit kalra
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 10:25 AM
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Overwrote bootloader
Hi All,
I have a dual boot machine (Win XP and Fedora Core4) using grub as the
bootloader. The loader was working fine for both Windows and Linux till
I started playing around with it.
I edited /etc/grub.conf and ran 'grub-install /dev/hda8' (windows
partition) instead of 'grub-install /dev/hda' so basically the Linux
bootloader has overwritten the Windows boot loader.
Realizing my mistake, I ran 'grub-install /dev/hda'.
If from the main grub screen I choose 'Linux', I can boot into Linux but
if I choose 'Windows' I get to the same bootloader again.
Another problem, I can't mount the windows partition
(NTFS) since FC4 apparently doesn't support it.
Can I, in anyway, recover the Windows bootloader?
Thanks,
Sumit
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next reply other threads:[~2006-01-30 15:32 UTC|newest]
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2006-01-30 15:32 Meyer, David R [this message]
2006-01-30 15:48 ` Overwrote bootloader sumit kalra
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2006-01-30 15:44 ` sumit kalra
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2006-01-30 13:58 Burn Mulitple cd's at once? chuck gelm
2006-01-30 15:24 ` Overwrote bootloader sumit kalra
2006-01-30 15:36 ` Paul M.
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