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I'm using Lubuntu with WinXP in dual boot for several weeks. Today I've ran update and GRUB now does not show WinXP menu entry in GRUB.

sudo update-grub didn't found Windows.

/boot/grub/menu.lst - no such file.

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From the terminal run: sudo os-prober , this is the script used by grub to detect OSes, if it's failing to find windows it may show you some error. – João Pinto Nov 7 '10 at 13:15

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For Lubuntu 10.10, you need to install os-prober with

sudo apt-get install os-prober

and then update grub again with 

sudo update-grub
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Hmm, still did not work – Casey Feb 4 at 7:12
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This site should give you everything you need.

Btw, if you are on Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10 you won't see a /boot/grub/menu.lst, because that's not what grub uses anymore.

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Try to add

menuentry "Windows XP " { set root='(hdX,X)' chainloader +1 }

in boot/grub/grub.cfg to section

BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom

END /etc/grub.d/40_custom

(hdX,X) - drive with windows xp

SAMPLE:

`### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

menuentry "Windows XP " {

set root='(hdX,X)'

chainloader +1

}

END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###`

Maybe help to You :) Look for 13 post

UPD1: Full Illustrated Guide for grub2

UPD2:That's I mean

UPD3: Some configs for grub.cfg

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Editing grub.cfg will only work until the next kernel update (or update of anything else that causes update-grub to be run), because update-grub will overwrite that file based on its configuration files & scripts. One of these scripts runs os-prober and should find WinXP, if not StalkerNOVA needs to find out why (see João's question). – JanC Nov 8 '10 at 0:21
This answer is wrong. – Martin Owens -doctormo- Nov 8 '10 at 7:01
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Granted the answer may be wrong, but if you are that sure, add some detail as to why. All you are doing is leaving the questioner in doubt. – Adam Nov 8 '10 at 17:07
1) Yes, This work only until next kernel update. This is non hard to re -add this 4 lines into grub.cfg again – litvin05 Nov 8 '10 at 21:15
2) This method work for me. Because my win7 don't recognized by grub anyway. Only when i manually add this lines to grub.cfg (Please Explain why my answer is wrong? You have the same situation ?O_o) – litvin05 Nov 8 '10 at 21:26
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