[Ilugc] Re: recovering linux after windows installation

[Nithyanandan Kandasamy]

> ranjeeth nagarajan wrote:
> 
> >whenever i reinstall windows in by dual boot system windows changes
the
> master boot record
> >and i am not able to get the grub boot loader.
> >please tell me how to reinstall grub so tht i wouldn't have to
reinstall
> linux 

If you are facing this problem too often than not, try this...

Assumptions :--
  You are having a dual OS { with LINUX one of them, and GRUB/LILO as
the boot loader } and any Windows OS as the other.

To Do :--

  (1)  Backup your MBR using the utilities like MBRWiz or MBRUtil from
your Windows/LINUX OS, while you're Dual OS booting is successful with
GRUB/LILO.  Save the MBR you backed up to some safe location, where your
reinstallation will not affect it.
  (2)  Re-install your Windows OS. { Yea, it sure wipes out GRUB/LILO }
  (3)  Restore from the Backed-up MBR.

Atleast it works for me.

Nithya