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Guest96029hello everybody13:58
Guest96029#ubuntu13:59
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carolHi everybody. I suppose my problem is as common as muck. I have installed ubunu 12 desktop alongside win7 and having performed 145 updates and subsequent reboot, I now get grub> neither ubuntu nor win7 loads and Iknow nowt about how to use grub ...21:53
carolI need to be able t boot either win7 or ubuntu  without having to mess with rub again !21:54
carolapologies for dysexlic krybroad21:55
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JoseeAntonioRcarol: use this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows22:07
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carolpafter installing windows?22:08
carolpbut win7 was in first ...22:09
carolpdon(t answer that - I've read the page !22:14
carolpI'm looking for Boot-Repair on the disk and I can't find that and I can't find a console to run it from when I find it!22:29
stlsaintwhat disk22:33
stlsaintcarolp: you need to repair grub22:34
carolpok read more abuot Boot-Repair and I'm off to find a copy to download and burn22:34
carolpstlsaint - you're right, I'm currently running the U12 desktop instal disc22:36
JoseeAntonioRcarolp: try with this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows22:37
JoseeAntonioRcarolp: you need to install boot-repair22:38
JoseeAntonioRcarolp: here for instructions <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair#A2nd_option_:_install_Boot-Repair_in_Ubuntu>22:38
carolpit's beginning to come together - thanks for pointing me in the right direction22:42
carolpsuccess on all counts - thank you!23:34

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