[clug] Repairing bootloader

[steve jenkin]

BAXTER,Adam wrote on 24/9/09 10:18 AM:
> Hi guys, I know I've left this til the last minute, but I'd like to
> have my dual-boot machine back up and running before the LUG so I can
> SSH into it for some troubleshooting by the gurus.
> 
> I recently installed Windows 7 (yeah yeah, I know), and of course the
> installer clobbered GRUB. Is there an easy way to fix this from a
> LiveCD/USB? Every time I try I seem to destroy Windows' bootloader
> too.
> 
> My setup is this: Sda1 is Windows Sda2 is Ubuntu
> 
> I'm assuming the MBR is on /dev/sda, Windows bootloader
> (bootmgr/ntldr) is on /dev/sda1 and GRUB needs to be installed on
> /dev/sda.
> 
> What's the best way to do this?
> 
> --Adam
> 
> 

Adam,

I know that MS changed things radically with Vista (they put in their
own bootloader, changed partitioning rules and probably more).

I tried to move a Vista install last year and failed.
I wanted to  increase the size of the first partition, Vista in the
second (Ubuntu in third). Spent many weeks and countless hours.

I suspect they've gone further down this path with Win-7, especially as
they've introduced "Hyper-V".

Good luck with this.
Please tell the list if you ever find a solution.

steve

PS: If you can repair your Win-7 install, you might be able to add
Ubuntu to the Winders boot-loader and stop using grub.

I recall finding a free Vista tool that added Linux to the Winders
bootloader. Perhaps that's been updated for Win-7.


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