[xubuntu-users] Booting Windows 8 after Xubuntu 12.10 install

[Darren Govoni]

Because I had installed 12.10 before 13.04 was released and am not going
to update just yet. That's why. ;)

> Why 12.10? With 13.04 just released it would make sense to use that,
> especially since hardware support is more likely.
> On Sun, 19 May 2013 11:08:55 -0400
> darren <darren at ontrenet.com> wrote:
>
>> For others who come along. I tried the web suggestions and did
>> boot-repair but it didn't work. I had to turn 'secure boot' off in my
>> BIOS too. Then it worked.
>>
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone
>>
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Darren Govoni <darren at ontrenet.com>
>> Date: 05/19/2013  8:52 AM  (GMT-05:00)
>> To: tim at xendistar.co.uk,Xubuntu Support and User Discussions
>> <xubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Booting Windows 8 after Xubuntu 12.10
>> install
>>
>> Damn. Thanks. The one time I skip G**gle thinking my problem is "too
>> new" it turns up there. My bad man. Thanks for the polite post.
>>
>>
>> On 05/19/2013 08:39 AM, Tim wrote:
>> > On 19/05/13 13:15, Darren Govoni wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>   I installed Xubuntu 12.10 on a partition alongside Windows 8 on my
>> >> laptop.
>> >> But when I select the windows partition in grub, it won't boot. Gives
>> >> some wierd two line error (sorry I couldn't cut/paste it).
>> >>
>> >> Is there some more work to do, for grub to boot Windows 8? Or its not
>> >> possible anymore?
>> >>
>> >> thanks
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Never tried, but a quick google came up with this (should be the same
>> > for Xubuntu)
>> >
>> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2085530
>> >
>> > If that does not help type the following into google search as there
>> > were plenty of comments listed
>> >
>> > "cant boot windows 8 after installing ubuntu"
>> >
>>
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