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grub2 package

lost dual boot win xp ubuntu 12

Asked by anders e

First I installed win xp then I used the Ubuntu 12.04 cd to install Ubuntu, I had access to both systems through grub. After some installs on windows (maybe firewall and virus program?) I lost contact with grub, now only Win XP boots. How do I regain the double boot? I tried GParted, which couldn't help.

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Warren Hill (warren-hill) said : 		#1

The MBR probably got overwritten. It can be recovered however. See here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

If you run:

sudo update-grub; lsb_release -a; sudo fdisk -l

What is output?

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