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I'm new to Ubuntu and just installed it on my HP Compaq nx5000. I dual-boot installed with Windows XP. When I boot, it goes to the grub bootloader. At the bottom of the Grub list it says boot Windows XP professional. But when I select the last one and press enter, no matter how many times I try, it either loads Ubuntu or goes back to the bootloader.

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  • Please run Boot-Repair's "Recommended repair", and indicate the URL that will appear. It will help us understand your problem.
    – Yann
    May 25, 2012 at 3:13
  • Can you please post the output of the following commands: sudo os-prober|grep -i windows and grep -B 2 chainloader /boot/grub/grub.cfg?
    – Joseph R.
    Sep 9, 2013 at 0:22

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Use Boot-Repair, Boot-Repair is a one-click solution that detects currently installed operating systems and updates grub configuration.

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On Ubuntu open up the Terminal (if you don't know how, open the Dash launcher and type terminal). In the terminal window type this in:

sudo update-grub2

It will ask for your user password (the one you use to login to Ubuntu). Type it in and press enter. After that some text will come up in the terminal (it should be pretty similar to the text you get on the grub boot menu screen). After a minute, when the command stops restart and try loading Windows XP again. Tell us if it works.

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  • no it does the same thing again :(
    – user40994
    Jan 8, 2012 at 2:30
  • it only shows "_" without quotes flickering at the upper left screen and back to grub boot loader
    – user40994
    Jan 8, 2012 at 2:37
  • plz i really need help...
    – user40994
    Jan 8, 2012 at 3:19
  • Try running the command again, and copy and paste the text that comes out. Also, open your home folder and try to see if your windows hard drive shows up under "devices".
    – new_user
    Jan 8, 2012 at 17:44

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