markeb
May 23rd, 2010, 06:08 AM
Hello - I am new to ubuntu and am stuck, hoping someone can help me.
I installed Ubuntu 10.04 on a USB hard drive after booting the desktop installer ISO on a USB flash stick. My laptop already had Windows XP installed on the internal hard drive and i did not load Ubuntu onto that disk.
I can no longer boot the Windows OS. My laptop shows a grub rescue prompt with "no such device" error. I can mount the internal hard disk ("system drive") and see all the Windows files from within the Ubuntu desktop installer.
Is there a way to restore my Windows system drive to boot or do I need to reinstall?
Thanks in advance for your help. This really has me in a bind.
Mark
I installed Ubuntu 10.04 on a USB hard drive after booting the desktop installer ISO on a USB flash stick. My laptop already had Windows XP installed on the internal hard drive and i did not load Ubuntu onto that disk.
I can no longer boot the Windows OS. My laptop shows a grub rescue prompt with "no such device" error. I can mount the internal hard disk ("system drive") and see all the Windows files from within the Ubuntu desktop installer.
Is there a way to restore my Windows system drive to boot or do I need to reinstall?
Thanks in advance for your help. This really has me in a bind.
Mark