[Sussex] Setting up a Dual Boot PC with XP and Ubuntu

[John Gregory]

Stephen
I use SUSE with a grub bootloader and XP on my laptop.  If its any help 
the following is a copy of my /boot/grub/menu1st file

/color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 15
gfxmenu (hd0,8)/boot/message

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title SUSE LINUX 9.2
    kernel (hd0,8)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda9 vga=0x317 selinux=0 
splash=silent resume=/dev/hda8 desktop elevator=as  showopts
    initrd (hd0,8)/boot/initrd

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
    root (hd0,0)
    chainloader +1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- SUSE LINUX 9.2
    kernel (hd0,8)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda9 showopts ide=nodma 
apm=off acpi=off vga=normal noresume selinux=0 barrier=off nosmp noapic 
maxcpus=0 3
    initrd (hd0,8)/boot/initrd
/
The comment lines have been added by YAST and are not part of the 
original grub default file.

John Gregory.


Stephen Rye wrote:

> Good afternoon
>
> I have been trying to set up a Dual Boot PC and after much trial and 
> error have managed to install both Windows XP and Ubuntu, in that order.
>
> When I boot into Ubuntu it loads correctly.
>
> However, when I attempt to boot into Windows XP the PC just hangs. 
>
> Windows was installed onto the first partition on the hard disk.
>
> During the Ubuntu install, the Windows partition was correctly 
> identified.
>
> My GRUB Loader settings for XP are as follows:
>
> /BOOT/GRUB/MENU.LST
>
> title           Windows NT/2000/XP
> root            (hd0,0)
> savedefault
> makeactive
> chainloader     +1
>
> As these settings are the default I assume that they are correct.
>
> I am at a complete loss as to what to do next, your help would be 
> greatly appreciated.
>
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