dual boot- unable to load windows xp

[mkshaji]

Hi,
Iam new to linux, I installed ubuntu 10.04, aftert that i cluld not able to start windows xp,Please find the details about my hard disk
Please help me,
Thanks in advance
Regards
shaji


Disk /dev/sda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000a66c5

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 4661 37431296 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 4661 4866 1648641 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 4661 4866 1648640 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x1a911a90

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 5099 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 5100 12111 56323890 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdb3 * 12112 19457 59006745 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb5 5100 12111 56323858+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
shaji@test:~$

[celldweller1591]

Sp is not loading may be coz ur Ntldr is missing (bootmanager of xp). But i cant be sure, just goto Ubuntu terminal and type : "sudo update-grub" and restart the system and see if xp entry comes to it ? If it does, its fine. But if not, then recover ur ntldr using Xp cd.
Put xp cd in the drive and boot from it. Open the recovery console when first screen loads up by pressing "R". then type
bootcfg /rebuild /*to rebuild your boot config*/
fdisk /mbr /*wait for it to comlete*/
and restart the system. See if that works !

[oldfred]

So we know what is where run this:

Boot Info Script courtesy of forum member meierfra
Page with instructions and download:
http://bootinfoscript.sourceforge.net/
Paste results.txt, then highlight entire file and click on # in edit panel(code tags) to make it easier to read.
Or You can generate the tags first by pressing the # icon in the post's menu and then paste the contents between the generated [ code][ /code] tags.