Thread: help with GRUB
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Old 07-15-2008, 08:10 PM
Default Re: help with GRUB

On Thu, 22 May 2008 01:53:35 -0500, resolved wrote:

> Just installed Ubuntu on a separate drive and the first time I rebooted
> I got a "menu" where I could select between Ubuntu or Windows XP. After
> shutting down, I restarted later and the machine tries to boot up but
> gets to the point where "Loading GRUB Stage 1.5" comes up and shortly
> after the machine reboots again - it continues in this loop. I can't
> get to Windows or Ubuntu because the "menu" doesn't ever come up. How
> can I get GRUB deleted so that I can boot into Windows without having to
> completely reinstall windows again? I've tried Windows XP recovery
> booting from the CD rom and the drive where Windows is installed has
> been made a dynamic drive, so it shows up as a ? and can't be accessed.
> This is a real flub and enough to make me forget Linux if I can't run
> both operating systems on one computer with each OS installed on a
> different hard drive. Any help would be appreciated.

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resolved,

Sorry to have replied so long after you have posted... I recently
located this Newsgroup from a linux search on Google...

Here is a weblink, that someone should have posted for you back in May
when you asked for assistance...

http://apcmag.com/
how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed _first.htm

JR the postman
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