[NCLUG] Starup problem

[OWEN BLACKLOCK]

I got a very useful tip from a linux expert that I will pass along.  The AutoSuperGrubDisk download worked like a charm to correct my bootup problem.  Even newbies like me can use it to solve what appeared to be a tricky bootup from hell problem.  Highly recommend this to others who may fall into this issue.  It was a pretty easy way out.

Owen
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: James DeWitt<mailto:jdewitt at verinet.com> 
  To: Northern Colorado Linux Users Group<mailto:nclug at nclug.org> 
  Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 1:07 PM
  Subject: Re: [NCLUG] Starup problem


  Hi Owen,

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

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