Grub uninstall by Windows 7 on dual OS

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/20/2010 11:04 PM, Mark Widdicombe wrote:
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of James Bensley
> Sent: Thu 20 May 2010 18:10
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> Subject: Re: Grub uninstall by Windows 7 on dual OS
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> I have no idea how to do it but all I can think of is write protecting
> the partion where grub resides?
>
> On 5/20/10, Chirag Manocha<manocha.chirag at gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Hello Everyone,
>> I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04 on my system.
>> Whenever I start Windows 7, it disturbs the grub and it gives error of No
>> Module Name found on next boot. After that i cant boot my system.
>>
>>   A temporary fix to this solution is I boot from CD and do a grub-install
>> from try ubuntu's terminal.
>>
>> What is the proper fix for this problem ?
>>
>>      
> Uninstall Windows.
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>    
     It is hard to believe but it appears that Windows 7 writes to the 
MBR every time it is booted up. Leave it to the guys at Microsoft :-(

     Sounds like when win7 boots up it looks at the MBR and if it is not 
correct (for win7), it writes the win7 boot message which does not work 
well :-D


73 Karl






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