Today I'm gonna share with you 3 ways to restore GRUB boot-loader after losing it when you decided to dual boot windows with Linux. The reason for this problem is that windows doesn't recognize neighboring systems, and it's a common problem. Now I will show you how to restore this by using 3 methods: live CD or live USB; by EasyBCD.
I'm new, so please be kind.Until yesterday I had a dual boot debian / win8 with grub that worked like a charm. Yesterday a stupid windows update totally wiped grub and I'm now unable to boot in linux. I installed linux a year ago and I remember it was quite a pain to properly make grub work and I. README This script makes reinstalling Grub (e.g. After installing Windows and it removed Grub from the MBR) easy. The script is meant to be run from a Live CD. It will ask you to choose your Linux partition and the hard drive you want to install Grub to. HOW TO REPAIR GRUB BOOTLOADER AFTER WINDOWS INSTALLATIONON DUAL-BOOTLINUX MINT (17.x) – WIN 10When you upgrade or reinstall your Windows OS on dual-boot comp. If you install in Legacy mode and then delete the Ubuntu partition You'll most likely end up in a grub rescue prompt on the next boot. You'll need a bootable recovery disk (either Windows or Linux) to help you restore your Windows boot sector. Here is a similar question that can help in this case.
I'm sure there must be a post to answer this issue, but I've searched and found conflicting answers and not necessarily a perfect fit.
eg. I often find instructions of how to do this for Ubuntu, but 'sudo grub' command is not recognised in Mint 9's terminal.
Since it is a delicate issue I'd like to be pointed in the right direction at the start, please.
Scenario:
Dell M4400
Windows 7 x6bit Pro
Resized Windows partition
Installed Mint 9 on new partition
All working great for several months.
Windows requires a Repair Install.
Restore Grub After Windows Install
After Repair Install the Mint GRUB loader screen no longer pops up.How do I restore the GRUB to it's previous state allowing the dual boot of Win7 and Mint 9?