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Dobrosslove

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2009-03-15

Posts: 38

Troubles after installing Windows...

Hi.
I have Arch Linux on my computer and I've installed Windows XP. After installation, I can't see GRUB boot screen. How to fix it?

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tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: Troubles after installing Windows...

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Win … _Dual_Boot

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EVRAMP

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From: Czech Republic

Registered: 2008-10-03

Posts: 173

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Re: Troubles after installing Windows...

The windows bootloader removed grub from MBR (Master Boot Record) on your disk. Since you can have only one bootloader in MBR, you must now boot into system (e.g. Archlinux installation CD) which can install grub into your MBR.
In case you have both OS on sda disk, you must install grub using: grub-install /dev/sda
Important: DO NOT TYPE grub-install /dev/sda1 or sda2, this will not install grub to MBR but to first sector of a partition.