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I had Windows XP and Linux dual booted, but formatted the XP partition. Now it won't boot?

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This is not the appropriate forum for this question; try superuser.com – Shawn J. Goff Aug 23 at 3:01
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Asking your question in a more articulate manner as well as providing more details would probably increase your chances of obtaining a helpful answer. – tnorthcutt Aug 23 at 3:39

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What to do

How to Recover GRUB Boot Loader

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Try asking the same question on SuperUser or maybe ServerFault.

This is mainly a programming site.

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This answer is more a comment, and no longer relevant. – Eight Days of Malaise Aug 23 at 3:44
True. Keep in mind though that this question was originally asked at stackoverflow.com – Pablo Santa Cruz Sep 3 at 11:56
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it sounds like re-installing xp has trashed your master boot record (MBR).

if that's the case, then you can easily fix it by booting with a rescue disk (possibly your RH install CD will do), and re-install the grub MBR.

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I'd give SuperGrubDisk a go. It's not the most clear-cut program for a learning user, but should give you what you need without too much fuss.

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