[NCLUG] Starup problem

[James DeWitt]

Hi Owen,

There is a good thread about dual-booting Linux here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=179902

If this doesn't work for you please let us know, along with which Linux
distro and version you are using.

Thanks,
James

On Sunday 01 February 2009 12:44:14 pm OWEN BLACKLOCK wrote:
> As a newbie to linux, I tried to install a linux distro to an external USB
> hard drive connected to my HP laptop.  It seemed to go as planned at first
> but somehow my Windows XP OS stopped booting up on startup and opening with
> GRUB instead.  GRUB appears with a blinking command like curser but nothing
> can be typed in.  Linux distros can be accessed through the CD/DVD drive
> and I have tried to use Knoppix to solve this problem but with no success
> so far (probably because I don't know what I'm doing).  My goal is to get
> my Windows XP back as the startup and probably try to dual boot Windows XP
> and a Linux distro on the primary hard drive.  Hope there is a fairly
> simple solution I just haven't learned. I at least know I haven't lost my
> laptop info because I can see it when I run a live linux disro but just
> can't get there thru the opening boot up process.  Any help from anyone
> would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Owen
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