I'll 2nd that- always install windows first! I have never had to mess around with mbr's, repairs, etc.. D
On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Roy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you install Windows first then you don't have a problem because > Ubuntu will install grub which is OS agnostic. If you install Windows > second then it will overwrite the MBR with its own boot loader which > only recognises Windows and ignores Linux. This means that you can > get into Windows, but not Linux. The rule of thumb is therefore to > install Windows and then Linux. It does not matter which version of > Windows because they are equally blind. > > Roy > > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit > Location: Canada > > On 22 March 2011 10:32, Chris Becker <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 4:20 PM, KLaus <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> Hello Roy, > >> thank you for your help! > >> I am tired of repairing. I will install both systems again! > >> Kind regards > >> Charlyms > >> > > > > > > Just a note, every time I have installed Ubuntu to dual boot with XP, > > it has been required to run the system repair CD to restore the boot > > sector of Windows. This used to be mentioned in all of the tutorials > > I was using back then when I first got started, but I do not see it > > mentioned on the ones I am finding now. I do not know if the problem > > has supposedly gone away or not. But the process is fairly simple: > > boot from the windows install CD (after first installing Windows then > > Ubuntu) and then select the option that is something like "repair an > > existing installation." I don't remember the exact steps, but I do > > recall it was fairly automated and intuitive when looking at the > > options. > > > > My experience is different from Roy's as I never had to Reinstall grub > > after I did that. I don't know if that is because I was lucky or if > > something has changed. > > > > ~Chris > > > > > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, please email > [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
