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dual boot: how to restore grub (grub2) loader after reinstall windows

Asked by vinayagam

Hai guys,

i got win xp first in my system then i installed ubuntu 10.04, using ubuntu very happy. unfortunately, my win xp got corrupted for some other reason, then i reinstalled win xp. now i'm not able to find ubuntu, since my system directly starts win xp only. no choice of selecting the os in the startup screen. pls help me.
- vinayagam, chennai

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Marc Stewart (marc.stewart) said : 		#1

You need to restore the GRUB boot loader. You'll find instructions here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

Follow the instructions for Grub 2.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#2

Take a look a this guide: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows
http://www.ubuntu-inside.me/2009/06/howto-recover-grub2-after-windows.html

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#3

What's the status of this question ?
If it solved, could you mark it solved in Launchpad.
If a specific question solved the issue, could you mark it.
Else I will have some time tomorrow to look at it.

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