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I install ubuntu linux 12.04 on my PC but have problem with booting.

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Hi, I now install linux ubuntu 12.04 on my pc. I have a windows 7 installed on my hard disk. When installing ubuntu I keep my windows partions without any changes, I made a boot partition, a swap partion and a / partition . After about 60 minutes of linux installation, ubuntu was successfully installed on my system and then system restarted. But now when i turn my pc on i can't see any linux boot menu and my system started with windows 7 without any Message. Please help Me.

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Ubfan (ubfan1) said : 		#1

 From your description, you didn't use Wubi, you didn't change the windows partitions, so you must have used a second disk for the installation. You probably put grub on this second disk, but you will need to change the boot order of your disks in BIOS to boot the grub disk (which should offer your all boot choices).

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Saeed (aztohisarshar65) said : 		#2

Thanks dear Ubfan. Yes i didn't use Wubi, but i didn't use a second disk too. I had some unallocated space in my hard disk and used it to make linux partitions. I made a boot partition ( 1019 MB primary Partition ) before my windows partition then i made my swap partition ( 2GB as swap ) and / partition ( 26 GB ) after my windowes partitions. I've also used this method to install OpenSuse linux and had no problem but this was my first experience of installing ubuntu linux and I'm wondering what has happened.

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Ubfan (ubfan1) said : 		#3

Then most likely you installed grub to a partition instead of the master
boot record. I theory, you can edit your windows boot.ini file to boot
from a partition, but I'd advise sticking with grub, and reinstall it on
the MBR -- see the below links:
Reinstall Grub2 from CD:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2#Reinstalling%20from%20LiveCD

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

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