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Okay, so I followed instructions to a T on a very thorough guide of how to partition and dual-boot Ubuntu Hardy and Windows XP (Except for the partitioning part; I had an existing large partition made for the purpose). I am getting Windows XP on the GRUB Bootloader, but it has an Error 13: Cannot read or execute format.
I can find plenty of guides on the internet about how to install a Linux distro AFTER Windows, but not how to install Windows after Linux.
Any help here?
I have already installed Windows. Ah; give me a second, I'll write down exactly what it says when I try to boot.
The bootloader looks much like this: http://static.flickr.com/61/15.....3889_o.jpg except that there are three different Ubuntu main loads and there are three recovery modes. (I'm sure this isn't normal.)
Read this comment for an explanation of how to get rid of those (the correct way)
Okay... well, the boot menu certainly looks a lot better, thanks, but unfortunately, it still will not boot into Windows XP.
When I attempt to boot into it, it shows "Error 13: Invalid or unsupported executable format. Press any key to continue."
Oh, and one thing I forgot to mention: soon after booting up, it shows:
Drive 1 not found: Serial ATA, SATA-2
Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility
I have a Dell Dimension 4700 from 2004 if that should make a lick of difference.
Another difference between the screenshot and my computer is that XP is listed under memtest like it's another Ubuntu branch.
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