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I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and can no longer boot windows from Grub. Here is what Grub shows for Windows in grub.cfg: insmod ntfs set root='(hd0,1)' search --no-floppy --fs-uuid ...
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    Grub won't boot Windows XP

    I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and can no longer boot windows from Grub.

    Here is what Grub shows for Windows in grub.cfg:
    insmod ntfs
    set root='(hd0,1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 69f64f5f4e6215b2
    drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
    chainloader +1


    Here is the output of fdisk -l

    Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0xcab10bee

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/sda1 * 1 29246 234918463+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
    /dev/sda2 29248 30401 9269505 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

    Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
    255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
    Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
    Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
    Disk identifier: 0x0002c36e

    Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
    /dev/sdb1 1 60073 482536341 83 Linux
    /dev/sdb2 60074 60801 5847660 5 Extended
    /dev/sdb5 60074 60801 5847628+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

    I hope someone can tell me what I can try. Currently, when I select Windoze to boot, it simply does nothing. No errors, just sits there with the cursor blinking at the upper left.

    Thanks in advance.

    Brian

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    Hello Brian!

    Have you tried repairing the grub?

    I saw this guide that seems to be very clear regarding grub2 repairs that ubuntu started to use.

    Best of luck!
    nujinini
    Linux User #489667

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