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Harvey Rose <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:58:03 -0600
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I was installing Linux openSUSE 11.3 on my computer and set it up with 
boot loader Grub so I could also install Windows XP Home Edition. After 
installing both systems and getting them to Dual Boot I upgraded Windows 
XP to SP3 and then it crashed. I decided that I shouldn't put Linux on 
the same hard drive. I reformatted the drive with Paragon Partition 
Manager 11.  I  had bought a new 1.0 TB drive and put Windows XP on it 
and want to use the drive that I had put Linux on as a backup drive 
partitioned it as a extended drive and formatted NTFS.
The problem that I get now when I boot the Grub comes up with message:
GRUB loading stage 1.5
Grub loading, please wait
Error 22

The computer then freezes. If I do a cold boot 3 times the the Grub 
message is gone and it boots directly into Windows. Since my backup 
drive is almost empty I would like to get rid of the GRUB problem on it. 
Also sometimes when booting Windows loads to the point where the mouse 
pointer will freeze. I'm running Bitdefender Total Security 2011.
Is this 2 problems or is Grub causing this on the second drive? I looked 
on the internet to see if I could find a solution but couldn't find a 
solution.

Harvey Rose
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