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kilgoretrout · 02-08-2008, 01:39 AM

You should already have an entry for windows. You can't configure the bootloader to boot into windows in safe mode AFAIK. Here's a discussion of the problem and a workaround on the ubuntu forum in case you need to boot into windows safe mode:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=422361

I've used this method and it works fine. However, I've never been able to F8 at just the right moment to send windows into safe mode when booting from a linux bootloader.

Re your menu entries for generic and server, I'm fairly certain that came from the installation of a "server" kernel. If you have a copy of your old /boot/grub/menu.lst file with the entries for server and generic, post it here. You can tell exactly what's going on from that file.

02-08-2008, 01:39 AM	#4
kilgoretrout Member (11 bit) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,565	You should already have an entry for windows. You can't configure the bootloader to boot into windows in safe mode AFAIK. Here's a discussion of the problem and a workaround on the ubuntu forum in case you need to boot into windows safe mode: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=422361 I've used this method and it works fine. However, I've never been able to F8 at just the right moment to send windows into safe mode when booting from a linux bootloader. Re your menu entries for generic and server, I'm fairly certain that came from the installation of a "server" kernel. If you have a copy of your old /boot/grub/menu.lst file with the entries for server and generic, post it here. You can tell exactly what's going on from that file.