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Linux

Jun 12, 2005 10:53AM PDT

I installed Linux over XP Pro now I can't get to my drives that contain windows. What should I do, while installing Linux I didn't see a dual boot prompt, is there one?

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How can anyone..
Jun 13, 2005 4:52AM PDT

help with the information provided.

needed info from you
always provide the machine specs (make, model, processor, HD size, FStype...)
what distribution installed (does the new OS work)
options used during installation
how partitioned (installed to same partition as XP = Bad)
any backup available

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RE: Linux
Jun 22, 2005 2:54AM PDT

From the information given, you may have overwritten your Windows partition; or else, the time interval to choose is very short when GRUB displays. Offhand, I can only think of one way to check: Open a terminal, su to root and type fdisk /dev/hda, and when it opens, type p.
You will see your existing partitions. ("hda" presumes a single-drive computer).