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how to install vista over ubuntu without harming grub

Asked by Rahim

i wish to install vista over ubuntu without harming GRUB and ubuntu is there any easy way to do it?

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Albert Damen (albrt) said : 		#1

Hello Rahim,

if you install Vista after Ubuntu, then Vista will overwrite the boot record from Ubuntu. You cannot prevent that.

The trick is, you can re-install the Ubuntu boot record after you have installed Vista. I used the "rescue mode" on the alternate Ubuntu CD to do this, but I think it will also work with "live session" from a standard CD.
The instructions given in the first part of http://www.sorgonet.com/linux/grubrestore/ helped me to get the boot record re-installed.
Please note the exact instructions to use depend on your hard-disk configuration, so please make sure you use the right values for your system!

Good luck,
Albert

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