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Question

Grub panic? MBR issue?

May 25, 2013 3:05AM PDT

Hey and thanks for taking a moment to read!

I have run in to an issue that I haven't seen before, regarding my dual-booted system (Ubuntu 13.04/Windows 7). Upon booting past my splash and bios, it comes to the typical Grub menu. If I choose my windows installation choice, it comes to some kind of panic that I am completely unfamiliar with: http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3668/img0542ce.jpg

Pressing 'Enter' proceeds to this:
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/7026/img0543ry.jpg

Pressing 'Enter' again reveals this:
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/1528/img0544wx.jpg

And finally, the end result of pressing 'Enter' once more:
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/4641/img0545h.JPG


I am not sure what could've gone wrong. There has been nothing changed in the past few weeks. I have only watched shows and played the typical games I play regularly. Nothing has been downloaded or installed/uninstalled. Very bizarre!
I can boot into Ubuntu with no issues, btw.
I have tried to put my Windows disc in to attempt a repair, and it is telling me it is not the right disc for this install...I've never had any more discs for Windows 7 than this one and I purchased it quite a while back.

Does anyone have any guidance as to what to do to fix this without having to reinstall yet again and lose my stuff?!


THANKS!

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First you backup the drive.
May 25, 2013 3:16AM PDT

Then I would use EasyBCD to get Windows back up and working then your Linux boot install CD to repair grub.

Let's be clear that repair of grub has some millions of posts so it's clear there is no consensus on repair. But there is plenty to read and consider.
Bob

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Thanks I have already backed up
May 25, 2013 3:49AM PDT

But how am I supposed to run Easybcd if I can't boot into Windows? Do they have a bootable iso available or something?

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Sorry. Link follows.
May 25, 2013 3:54AM PDT
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Did you turn off ACPI capability in the BIOS?
May 26, 2013 5:21AM PDT