Upgrade from 9.04-9.10: Windows kicked off GRUB Menu

[Johnnywraith]

I figured out my problem was that Windows was kicked off the GRUB Menu. I followed a few tutorials and now I have a windows file made into the /etc/grub.d folder called "11_Windows". Now I don't know how to get it back onto the GRUB Menu...can anyone help me, I don't know if I screwed up or if I'm getting close? I'm at a dead end right now, I'm a noob only been using Ubuntu for about 6-8months.

[rahulkanoi]

Upgrading doesn't change the grub version. So Check your grub file.

sudo vim /boot/grub/menu.lst

After all the linux kernel list there should be "Other Operating System". If windows is not already under the list paste this:

title           Other operating systems:
root

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title           Microsoft Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify    (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader     +1

If doesn't work, run

sudo update-grub

and post the content of file menu.lst

[Johnnywraith]

I had someone help me, and now I have Vista on my GRUB menu, but when I try to boot it takes me to a system diagnostics page. asking me to run diagnostics, run memory test, or exit diagnostics.