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TheXed
Asked: 2010-12-23 14:44:36 +0800 CST

How do I restore Grub after Windows has deleted it [duplicate]

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Possible Duplicate:
How can I repair grub? (How to get Ubuntu back after installing Windows?)

So I had a dual boot, with Windows, and Ubuntu, but I had to re-install windows for various reasons...

Now that I have re-installed windows, windows wrote over grub, which I knew was going to happen, but I didn't think about how to fix the problem, or if it was even possible... so here is my question, how do I restore grub to allow me to boot into windows and my already installed ubuntu?

grub2 dual-boot

4 Answers

  1. There is quite a comprehensive guide on the Ubuntu wiki that should work for you. I suggest giving that a go.

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  2. I think you have installed win 7 after isntalling ubuntu in that case boot from the live cd download Grub Customizer Portable and then right click properties -> permissions and tick allow excecuting and then run it by double-clicking it and then go to File -> Install to MBR.

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  4. Open up the /boot/grub/menu.lst file in your favorite text editor. I’m using gedit: so press Alt+F2 and paste

    gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

    Now find the section that looks like this:

    ##hiddenmenu
#Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu

    Put a # before hiddenmenu to comment that line out:

    ## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

    Let me know, if this the solution.

    Regards,

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