.
I've been going through similar frustrations, Robert. 
But I would recommend trying PCLinuxOS as it has worked 
best for me in creating a proper grub dual boot and 
restoring access to XP on my wife's computer. 

Also, someone on the list here recommended a live CD 
called "supergrub" that provides lots of options for 
restoring damaged or missing grub.

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On Wed, 23 May 2007 09:23, Robert N. Eaton wrote
> I got tired of my Xandros distro and decided to go to Kubuntu.
> Evidently the distro of Kubuntu I got was broken. Downloaded Fedora 
> Core 6 and during the install, I hosed my WinXP and couldn't get FC-
> 6 to boot.
> 
> Reloaded WinXP on hda and reinstalled my files (fortunately from 
> up-to-date backups.) Then I  re-downloaded Fedora Core 6, verified 
> the iso's with SHA1SUM, and burned the 5 cd's, verifying the burned 
> cd carefully with the iso file.
> 
> Then I installed FC-6 on my hdb.  The process took nearly 30 minutes,
>  and the last thing the installer told me, prior to telling me to 
> remove the media from the CD tray, was that it had installed a boot 
> loader. 
> (Didn't specify LILO or GRUB.)
> 
> When I rebooted, WinXP came up. No boot loader options. Hours of 
> careful work, but no payoff.
> 
> How do I re-write GRUB?  Or LILO?
> 
> Bob Eaton
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