After Fedora 11 install cant load xp only recovery partition

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    ridinVINTAGE

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    Ok today I installed fedora that went off without a hitch but, when I restarted I was no longer able to boot xp only the recovery partition. Does anyone know how to fix this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
    ridinVINTAGE, Jul 14, 2009
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    It sounds like you have GRUB misconfigured. Should be easy to fix.
    Edit your boot menu:
    Code:
    su 'gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst'
    Your Windows entry should look something like this:
    Code:
    title		Windows
    root		(hd0,0)
    chainloader	+1
    The line that says "root (hd0,0)" assumes that Windows is installed on the first partition of your first hard disk. However, if that's actually your recovery partition, you'll have to change that line. For example, if Windows is on the 2nd partition of the first disk, you would change (hd0,0) to (hd0,1). Adjust as needed.
     
    JimK, Jul 14, 2009
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    ridinVINTAGE

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    thanks that was a breeze.
     
    ridinVINTAGE, Jul 14, 2009
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