A Dual boot machine is not leaving me to Install Windows xp Freshly ( GRUB error )

shahid khan · 07-08-2009, 09:36 PM

Hi I have Comp, which was Dual boot earlier, Now Im tring to Install XP after formatting the C drive manually, But when Iam running OS installition it says GRUB error

Help Pls

Shahid Khan

**wmorri** · 07-09-2009, 12:39 PM

Hi,

Can you tell us what the grub error is?

Cheers!

**sobeit** · 07-09-2009, 01:21 PM

what distro of linux, some you can insert the install cd and do a grub repair.

shahid khan · 07-09-2009, 11:51 PM

Its an Fedora 10 Distro, I dont want to Repair I want to Install the RHEL 5 edt with windows.

**wmorri** · 07-10-2009, 11:36 AM

Hi,

Let me see if I have a grasp around what you want to do. You have a linux distro either F10 or RHEL 5. You want to install windows and linux in a dualboot.

What program did you use to format your C: drive? Also, are you starting the windows isntaller from the cd or how are you trying to install windows? You shouldn't be getting a grub error if you are starting the cd/dvd correctly.

Cheers!

shuuhen · 07-11-2009, 09:08 PM

What I gather is the OP has Fedora 10 installed on the hard drive right now, but wants to remove that and install Windows XP then RHEL 5.

@OP: Have you checked to be sure the CD/DVD drive is the first item in the BIOS boot menu? Also, can you give us the exact GRUB error?

Milk Rulz · 07-20-2009, 05:13 AM

I thought I would just leave this message here incase worse comes to worse or you get impatient but I had a problem similar to this before when I was attempting to install windows xp as my main os so I could then partition but was getting a black screen after attempting to load windows installer.

You will first need to back everything up which I would say you have already done, download Darik's Boot And Nuke (DBAN) from here, writing it to disk, booting it and let it do it's job.

After this you will have a clean drive that you can destroy.. I mean install windows on.

If you are trying to dual boot I would suggest letting windows use the whole drive and then partitioning the drive and give whatever desired space for the beautiful world of linux ;)

Also a handy partitioning tool I've run into if you need it is called "Paragon Patition Manager".

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wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: A Dual boot machine is not leaving me to Install Windows xp Freshly ( GRUB error Hi, Can you tell us what the grub error is? Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

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shahid khan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 9 OS: vista	Re: A Dual boot machine is not leaving me to Install Windows xp Freshly ( GRUB error Its an Fedora 10 Distro, I dont want to Repair I want to Install the RHEL 5 edt with windows. Last edited by shahid khan; 07-09-2009 at 11:53 PM.

07-10-2009, 11:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
wmorri Moderator/Fedora Amb. Join Date: May 2008 Location: /pm/etc Posts: 2,814 OS: Window 7/Fedora 10 My System	Re: A Dual boot machine is not leaving me to Install Windows xp Freshly ( GRUB error Hi, Let me see if I have a grasp around what you want to do. You have a linux distro either F10 or RHEL 5. You want to install windows and linux in a dualboot. What program did you use to format your C: drive? Also, are you starting the windows isntaller from the cd or how are you trying to install windows? You shouldn't be getting a grub error if you are starting the cd/dvd correctly. Cheers! __________________ Linux Forever!

07-11-2009, 09:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 981 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: A Dual boot machine is not leaving me to Install Windows xp Freshly ( GRUB error What I gather is the OP has Fedora 10 installed on the hard drive right now, but wants to remove that and install Windows XP then RHEL 5. @OP: Have you checked to be sure the CD/DVD drive is the first item in the BIOS boot menu? Also, can you give us the exact GRUB error? __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.

07-20-2009, 05:13 AM	#7 (permalink)
Milk Rulz Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 123 OS: Windows 7 (7600) x64 MSDN /legit	Re: A Dual boot machine is not leaving me to Install Windows xp Freshly ( GRUB error I thought I would just leave this message here incase worse comes to worse or you get impatient but I had a problem similar to this before when I was attempting to install windows xp as my main os so I could then partition but was getting a black screen after attempting to load windows installer. You will first need to back everything up which I would say you have already done, download Darik's Boot And Nuke (DBAN) from here, writing it to disk, booting it and let it do it's job. After this you will have a clean drive that you can destroy.. I mean install windows on. If you are trying to dual boot I would suggest letting windows use the whole drive and then partitioning the drive and give whatever desired space for the beautiful world of linux ;) Also a handy partitioning tool I've run into if you need it is called "Paragon Patition Manager".