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   From: ray    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: Adding a Windows XP dual boot to an existing Ubuntu install?   
   Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:36:11 -0700   
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   On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:40:26 -0500, M. Hale wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:14:40 -0700, ray wrote:   
   >    
   >> It's generally a little easier to install MS first - it WILL overwrite   
   >> your MBR. At that point, the easiest thing to do - IMHO- is to boot a Live   
   >> CD and rewrite it from Ubuntu. Can give instructions if you need.   
   >    
   > If you wouldn't mind writing out the directions, I would greatly   
   > appreciate it.   
   >    
   > Thanks,   
   > Mike   
      
   from a console prompt on the Live CD   
   1) run grub (might need to do 'sudo grub')   
   2) grub will prompt, then do   
    grub> find /boot/grub/stage1   
   this will list all the partitions which have a grub setup - you probably   
   know which one it is already, but in never hurts to check. If you know   
   your Ubuntu is installed on, say, hda1, then this will show (hd0,0).   
      
   3) grub will prompt, then do   
    grub> root (hdx,y)   
   where x and y come from the Ubuntu partition information listed in the   
   step above.   
      
   4) grub will prompt, then do   
    grub> setup (hdx)   
   x is 0 if you're dealing with hda.   
      
   5) grub will prompt, then do   
    grub> quit   
      
   You're done. You should now be able to boot into Ubuntu. You'll have to   
   add info in /boot/grub/menu.lst for the MS boot. When you get that far,   
   come back and we'll cover that part.   
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