Upgrading Win XP to Vista beta with Ubuntu too :)

[koocha]

Hi

I've got a hard drive with Win XP and Ubuntu on it. I'm using the grub boot loader to choose which one to boot with.

I'm going to install Vista as an upgrade to my Win XP, but will it 'delete' grub?

Cheers

Tim

[MAdMaN]

It'll replace grub with its own boot loader, but there should be an option on the Ubuntu disk to reinstall grub.

[peterb]

Strictly, it replaces the entry in the MBR which currently points to the GRUB bootloader with its own. You can restore the MBR that GRUB uses by using the Ubantu CD or a Knoppix CD. The steps for Knoppix are:

boot the distro from the CD

Open a command shell and su to become root

# grub (run GRUB)

get the grub prompt

grub>

then run

grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
grub> quit

you can then reboot.

The GRUB documentation gives other ways. As always, these commands/procedures are used at entirely you own risk!

[UKMuFFiN]

You cant dual boot Vista with linux. Microsofts new security 'measure'!

[spanna]

is that a whoosh?