Well it's turned into a bit of a mess but recoverable. Because the new (to me) laptop is about 5 years old and is legacy/UEFI switchable, I was advised that using legacy will cause issues so I decided to do a format/reinstall of both using UEFI. I didn't realise until I'd reinstalled Windows that because I'd upgraded to 10 from 7 my license key would no longer be valid (NOT cool MS!) so I'm stuck with the Home edition until I buy a Pro key. I've searched for ways around it, tried various methods, even spoke to MS customer service, but I'm stuck with it. I'm wary of installing US until I get Windows sorted but I'm sure it'll be fine eventually. All because I upgraded US! Thanks for trying though George, I do appreciate it 👍
On Sat, 23 Dec 2023 at 20:22, George Swan <georges...@shaw.ca> wrote: > Hey there Babsky I'm sorry Boot Repair didn't work make sure you have the > latest version it really makes a big difference. For me if I was > reinstalling I would just try reinstalling the Linux Ubuntu first then let > it find the other operating system like Windows and it should also see your > old Ubuntu installation as well. It should then set your boot up correctly > with the multi-boot then. I would never re-install Windows because of > something like this but you have to make sure its all gd first. Yo can also > repair Windows as a last resort but reinstalling Ubuntu Studio should solve > all those problems and leave you with the multi boot option for sure. > Luckily you can install Ubuntu many times and that has usually worked for > me. Linux first then check it all from Linux and then from Windows. Good > luck Babsky I hope this works it should. > > On Sat, 2023-12-23 at 19:31 +0000, BabsKy wrote: > > Thanks George, unfortunately it didn’t work for me. I had the same thought > myself as I have also used Boot Repair successfully before. I burnt it onto > a disk then booted from that disk. It all seemed to be going well until it > suddenly said repair cancelled (can’t remember the actual wording). I tried > a couple of times but no go. > I think it’s going to have to be a complete reinstall of both Windows and > Ubuntu Studio unfortunately, which I was trying to avoid but if I can’t fix > US I have no other option. > > On 19 Dec 2023, at 20:52, George Swan <georges...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Hey there quick message, I used the Boot Repair Tool successfully for this > issue many times and it has always worked for me. You have to run it from a > CD or DVD I cant remember which and then choose Boot from disk when booting > your laptop. The Boot repair tool doesn't always work for me when installed > either but you have to boot from the Boot Repair tool on the CD/DVD disk. > This has worked for me many times I love the boot repair tool it is the > best for sure. Have a great day good luck and let us all know if that helps > and donate to the Boot Repair tool if pos. Thanks > > Best, > George Swan > > On Mon, 2023-12-18 at 23:04 +0000, BabsKy wrote: > > I made the mistake of upgrading Ubuntu Studio on my dual boot. The first > problem was no grub so I enabled OS prober and updated the grub but it > still didn't work. Still no grub and boots straight into Ubuntu Studio. I > can see Windows on the HD, but I just can't boot into it. I also can't do > any updates or install anything (tried installing boot-repair). It gets so > far then says something about too many errors and nothing is > installed/updated. I've created a bootable USB but my laptop will only boot > from the USB if in UEFI mode, but then, of course, it doesn't recognise > either OS on the HD. The only blank discs I have are too small for Ubuntu > Studio. I ordered some larger capacity discs but, long story short, I'm not > getting them but I am getting a refund. I've tried starting US in recovery > mode but I'm guessing it's not broken enough? I have the option of trying > to repair the Windows MBR and possibly wiping the US partition but ideally > I'd like to keep both. > Any ideas how/if I can fix this? > > -- > ubuntu-studio-users mailing list > ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >
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