Linux Fixing dual boot prob - Ubuntu 10.10 + Win 7

[rockinruler]

Hi,

Thanks for looking....

I've got Windows 7 64 bit and Ubuntu 10.10 on my machine.

Both would work perfectly fine, but then one day, the Win 7 option from the linux bootloader stopped working. It gave me some error.

So I inserted the Win 7 disk and repaired the bootloader from DOS. hyeah:

Now, the Win 7 bootloader has become the default one and the Ubuntu option there won't work. :huh::huh:

It shows me this error :

Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix this problem :

1. Insert your windows installation disc and restart your computer
2. Choose your language settings and then click next
3. Repair your computer
File : \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr

Status : 0xc0000225

Info : The select entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt.

So how do I fix this ?

 

[devilinearth]

Get in to recovery console of Win7 and type the command fixmbr

 

[rockinruler]

Thanks for the tip man. I'll try that. Though that's not gonna be anytime soon.

I'll let you know

 

[atiamd]

So, how'd it go?

 

[shank21101985]

if u fixmbr from the windows recovery, the windows bootloader would overwrite the grub bootloader and u wont be seeing any option to boot into ubuntu...

 

[rockinruler]

I'm really sorry. My exams just got over yest. I'll do that now and notify

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Ok. What I'm doing is, going to the startup recovery, selecting command prompt from there, and typing fixmbr there.

This isn't right is it ? Because it says the command isn't recognized or something

So if this is wrong, what am I supposed to do ?

 

[atiamd]

Ok, try this:

Download easyBCD for windows. Its a very easy GUI tool to manage multiple OS's. I guess you will be able to work it out after you download it, but let me know if you dont. Send me a PM.

I assume that the Ubuntu bootloader is not in the C: drive (Windows drive).