Mint is not booting after Xp installation.

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Re: Mint is not booting after Xp installation.

Post by proxima_centauri »

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Recov ... ingWindows
The steps you need to follow are detailed there. Use the LinuxMint LiveCD
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hoe

Re: Mint is not booting after Xp installation.

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By installing XP it installed it's own MBR over GRUB bootloader. XP isn't smart enough to add other OS' to it's menu. You will have to use the LinuxMint LiveCD to reinstall GRUB ... go to this page for help:

http://linuxmint.com/wiki/index.php/How ... _your_grub

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