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[Seven not in menu] Windows Missing from Grub

Asked by Kwabena

I already have ubuntu 9.10 and Windows 7 on a dual boot machine. After installation of Ubuntu 10.04, I can see the partitions for ubuntu 9.10 and windows 7 and I am able to access the files from those partitions.
The problem is I am not able to boot to windows or 9.10. I only see the ubuntu 9.10 in the grub loader.

How do I get those OS's to run again.
When I try "sudo edit /boot/grub/menu.lst", I get an empty screen. I need help ASAP

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Lucid doesn't use menu.lst anymore, it uses grub2 which is a more complex creature. It may get added if you simply run:

sudo update-grub

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#2

Your Windows partition was not detected.
"sudo update-grub" will call os_prober, which will search if there is a Windows bootloader at start of each partition.

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Best delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

Is your problem solved ? If not I can try to help, else, please, could you mark question "Solved".

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Kwabena (ghanahost) said : 		#4

Thanks you guys. My problem was resolved once I updated ubuntu