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Dual Boot Windows 7 and Linux (Ubuntu 10.04)
I have a Studio XPS 1645 with Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
I resized the NTFS partition to make room for a Ubuntu 10.04 Linux install.
It installed fine and runs beautifully. Booting into Windows however corrupts
the MBR or the bootloader (GRUB2).
After loading Windows 7, I cannot successfully boot the system.
Each and every time I must re-installed the bootloader (GRUB2) and then
reboot the system to be able to load either Ubuntu or Windows. Loading
Ubuntu doesn't cause problems btw. It's definitely something to do with
Windows 7 or the pre-installed software, like the Datasafe Local Backup,
etc...
Anyone with any suggestions, ideas, comments, etc...?
I've performed the hardware test, HDD is fine etc...
Cheers
theflash1932
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May 8th, 2010 08:00
Here is a very good tutorial on dual-booting. It has information on starting with Ubuntu or starting with 7.
http://apcmag.com/the_definitive_dualbooting_guide_linux_vista_and_xp_stepbystep.htm
mattcp
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June 26th, 2010 17:00
It appears that Dell Local Datasafe Backup actually corrupts the grubloader every time you use Windows. A number of posts around the web pointed to uninstalling Dell Local Datasafe Backup and Dell Online Datasafe Backup - this solved the problem for me. To get into Windows once it fails, however, you need to repair Grub using an Ubuntu LiveCD. See this post for instructions:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1447786