I think my windows XP partition might have a virus or maybe
some of the Microsoft files are damaged. Its running very slow but linux
works fine. I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can reinstall windows
without messing up grub? Or should I just resign myself to a fresh install
of both OSes? Any comments or advice appreciated.

Cavan

El jue, 06-09-2007 a las 22:07 -0400, Cavan Mejias escribió:
> I think my windows XP partition might have a virus or
> maybe some of the Microsoft files are damaged. Its running very slow
> but linux works fine. I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can
> reinstall windows without messing up grub? Or should I just resign
> myself to a fresh install of both OSes? Any comments or advice
> appreciated.
>
> Cavan

You can install Win again, but you have to find for a Live CD an then
restore grub follow the next steps:
1) mount the Windows partition
2) with the command grub-install, you can reinstall the grub on the MBR
3) and the last, reboot an try

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Alfredo Finol F wrote:
> El jue, 06-09-2007 a las 22:07 -0400, Cavan Mejias escribió:
>
>> I think my windows XP partition might have a virus or
>> maybe some of the Microsoft files are damaged. Its running very slow
>> but linux works fine. I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can
>> reinstall windows without messing up grub? Or should I just resign
>> myself to a fresh install of both OSes? Any comments or advice
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Cavan
>>
>
> You can install Win again, but you have to find for a Live CD an then
> restore grub follow the next steps:
> 1) mount the Windows partition
> 2) with the command grub-install, you can reinstall the grub on the MBR
> 3) and the last, reboot an try
>
No need to mount the Windows partition. And it can be the Debian
installer or rescue CD rather than a LiveCD (although I typically use a
LiveCD, as Alfredo suggests, 'cause I usually have one handy).

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2007/9/6, Kent West <westk@acu.edu>:
>
> Alfredo Finol F wrote:
> > El jue, 06-09-2007 a las 22:07 -0400, Cavan Mejias escribió:
> >
> >> I think my windows XP partition might have a virus or
> >> maybe some of the Microsoft files are damaged. Its running very slow
> >> but linux works fine. I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can
> >> reinstall windows without messing up grub? Or should I just resign
> >> myself to a fresh install of both OSes? Any comments or advice
> >> appreciated.
> >>
> >> Cavan
> >>
> >
> > You can install Win again, but you have to find for a Live CD an then
> > restore grub follow the next steps:
> > 1) mount the Windows partition
> > 2) with the command grub-install, you can reinstall the grub on the MBR
> > 3) and the last, reboot an try
> >
> No need to mount the Windows partition. And it can be the Debian
> installer or rescue CD rather than a LiveCD (although I typically use a
> LiveCD, as Alfredo suggests, 'cause I usually have one handy).
>
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If you want... you can probe using Knoppix... see here:
http://vargux.blogspot.com/2007/01/r...th-livecd.html

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El jue, 06-09-2007 a las 22:23 -0400, Alfredo Finol F escribió:
> El jue, 06-09-2007 a las 22:07 -0400, Cavan Mejias escribió:
> > I think my windows XP partition might have a virus or
> > maybe some of the Microsoft files are damaged. Its running very slow
> > but linux works fine. I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can
> > reinstall windows without messing up grub? Or should I just resign
> > myself to a fresh install of both OSes? Any comments or advice
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Cavan
>
> You can install Win again, but you have to find for a Live CD an then
> restore grub follow the next steps:
> 1) mount the Windows partition
Sorry, it's not Windows partition, it's where you have Linux boot
directory
> 2) with the command grub-install, you can reinstall the grub on the MBR
> 3) and the last, reboot an try

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Ok thanks knoppix really comes in handy!

On 9/6/07, V A R G U X <varg.ux@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> 2007/9/6, Kent West <westk@acu.edu>:
> >
> > Alfredo Finol F wrote:
> > > El jue, 06-09-2007 a las 22:07 -0400, Cavan Mejias escribió:
> > >
> > >> I think my windows XP partition might have a virus
> > or
> > >> maybe some of the Microsoft files are damaged. Its running very slow
> >
> > >> but linux works fine. I wonder if anyone can tell me if I can
> > >> reinstall windows without messing up grub? Or should I just resign
> > >> myself to a fresh install of both OSes? Any comments or advice
> > >> appreciated.
> > >>
> > >> Cavan
> > >>
> > >
> > > You can install Win again, but you have to find for a Live CD an then
> > > restore grub follow the next steps:
> > > 1) mount the Windows partition
> > > 2) with the command grub-install, you can reinstall the grub on the
> > MBR
> > > 3) and the last, reboot an try
> > >
> > No need to mount the Windows partition. And it can be the Debian
> > installer or rescue CD rather than a LiveCD (although I typically use a
> > LiveCD, as Alfredo suggests, 'cause I usually have one handy).
> >
> > --
> > Kent
> >
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> If you want... you can probe using Knoppix... see here:
> http://vargux.blogspot.com/2007/01/r...th-livecd.html
>
> Bye
>
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