Grub2 problem with dual boot LM9 and Win7
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nickwolf333
Grub2 problem with dual boot LM9 and Win7
My first hard drive has Windows 7 on it, and a second drive with 200 GB NTFS space and 300 cleared for Linux. I had LM8 installed on there just fine, and whenever I reset the computer the Grub bootloader would appear with no problems. I cleared the LM partition and ran bootsect from the Windows 7 disc to clear out the MBR, then installed LM9. When I reset after the installation, though, the computer would just directly load into Windows 7. Is there something I need to be doing with Grub while the LiveCD is still in? Is it possible to remove Grub2 and reinstall Grub?
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mick55
Re: Grub2 problem with dual boot LM9 and Win7
Grub2 has probably installed itself to the MBR of the drive Mint is installed on.
A simple fix may be to go into your BIOS and select that drive as your boot
device instead of the Windows drive. Grub2 should have detected Windows
and will have the option of booting into it.
If this method does not work for you, you can re-install grub or grub2 from the Mint Cd.
Grub is now called "grub-legacy", and grub2 is now called "grub".
A simple fix may be to go into your BIOS and select that drive as your boot
device instead of the Windows drive. Grub2 should have detected Windows
and will have the option of booting into it.
If this method does not work for you, you can re-install grub or grub2 from the Mint Cd.
Grub is now called "grub-legacy", and grub2 is now called "grub".