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grub2 package

grub2 won't boot Windows most of the time

Asked by Ronald Weiss

I have installed Windows 7, Then Lucid Lynx on the same hard drive. When I boot to the grub menu, and choose Windows 7, the computer just reboots to the menu. If I choose Ubuntu 10.04, then it boots to Ubuntu. Sometimes it will boot to Windows after I've been using Ubuntu, but usually not. I like Ubuntu, but I'm not ready to give up Windows yet, and I need the dual boot to work. I'm in Windows now typing this, but I'm afraid if I shut down, I won't be able to get back to Windows.

I can run bootrec /fixmbr from the Windows installation disk, but then I can't boot to Ubuntu. Please help. I'm an old Windows user, but not well-versed in Linux, so please make your answers simple. Thank you.

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Ronald Weiss (rongweiss) said : 		#1

I'm still having this trouble several days after I posted this question. After I've been using Lucid Lynx (32 bit), When I try to boot back into Windows 7 (32 bit), more than half the time, the computer just reboots back to the grub menu. But sometimes, it will boot into Window. When I choose to boot Ubuntu, it works 100% of the time. I have had no responses so far. Has this problem stumped everyone, or have I not provided enough information? Please ask if you need more info.

Thanks,

Ron

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Goh Lip (gohlip) said : 		#2

Ronald, are both Windows and Ubuntu on same drive? But anyway, try this out..
Boot into Ubuntu and at a terminal type the following.....
sudo grub-install /dev/sda

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