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    Will GRUB Be Lost in The Installation Process of Windows XP?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by Emor, Dec 3, 2008.

  1. Emor

    Emor Notebook Consultant

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    Will it? I'll be partitioning my Hard Drive, probably in FAT 32, maybe NFTS, would Ubuntu be able to mount a NFTS partition, if I were to download extra software(or even better, can it do it out of the box)?
    If GRUB DOES actually get lost in the process, I need to install Windows XP by Christmas anyway, so any advice on how to get it back would be great, since I wouldn't like to loose this partition, and I am quite dependent on GRUB...
    Thanks in advance,
    EMZ=]
     
    Emor, Dec 3, 2008
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  2. Bungalo Bill

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    Yes, but just pop in a live cd and reinstall grub
     
    Bungalo Bill, Dec 3, 2008
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  3. Emor

    Emor Notebook Consultant

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    Call me stupid, but how would one go around doing that, without installing the whole operating system again?
    Should I just Google for the commands?
    EMZ=]
     
    Emor, Dec 3, 2008
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    Bungalo Bill, Dec 3, 2008
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    I'm not a linux user but there are some funny names associated with it like "GRUB" :D
     
    elijahRW, Dec 3, 2008
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    hahahha, yes. I guess there are.
     
    Bungalo Bill, Dec 3, 2008
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    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    GRand Unified Bootloader.
     
    Lysander, Dec 3, 2008
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    Oh so it looks as if they wanted it to be grub.
    Because it would normally be "GUB" if it was a true acronym.
     
    elijahRW, Dec 3, 2008
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    That's actually a good point :rolleyes:
     
    steve p, Dec 3, 2008
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