Restoring grub after Windows install

[Christopher Svanefalk]

**Cut myself short:

I have not tried Windows 7 very much (only really use Windows at all if
Wine will not give me a smooth solution), but I do hope they managed to
turn the boat on this disaster of an OS. If not, I frankly do not
understand how they can still entertain a customer base.

On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:13 PM, Christopher Svanefalk <
christopher.svanefalk at gmail.com> wrote:

> So last day I got around to installing Vista. The last 12 hours have
> convinced me that this is arguably the worst operating system ever made,
> and booting back into F17 was bliss. I have not tried Windows 7 very much
> (only really use Windows at all if Wine will not give me a smooth solution).
>
> Reinstalling Grub with the F17 seems to be broken by the
> way...grub2-install throws an error. I did not record it unfortunately, but
> I  am assuming it can be fixed. If nothing else, it is not problematic to
> use an earlier version for recovery unless you need Grub2.
>
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 2:00 AM, Roger <arelem at bigpond.com> wrote:
>
>>  Deceptively simple and elegant solution, apply the DWPGA rule.
>> Delete Windows, problem goes away.
>> Solved problems on our computers.
>> R
>>
>> Am 28.06.2012 01:30, schrieb Dave Ihnat:
>>
>>  On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 11:16:28PM +0200, Christopher Svanefalk wrote:
>>
>>  The license does not permit usage in a virtual machine, unfortunately.
>>
>>  What license?  AFAIK, none of the Windows licenses forbid running in a VM.
>> Most versions of Windows don't make any provision for it.
>>
>>  this is simply wronghttp://www.microsoft.com/licensing/about-licensing/virtualization.aspx
>>
>> Licensing the Windows Desktop Operating System
>>
>> For Windows operating system software licensed through retail (FPP) or preinstalled on a PC (OEM), Windows use
>> rights are outlined in the Software License Terms that accompany the software. These license terms provide use
>> rights to run Windows locally on the licensed device in a virtual operating system environment (OSE); however they
>> do not provide use rights for accessing Windows running remotely in a virtual OSE from the licensed device, and are
>> limited in other ways when compared to virtualization use rights provided with Windows Software Assurance, Windows
>> Intune, and Windows VDA licenses acquired through Microsoft Volume Licensing. For example, neither FPP nor OEM
>> licenses permit remote access to a Windows virtual machine (VM) running in a datacenter. For this, a license
>> obtained through Microsoft Volume Licensing is required.
>>
>>
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>
>
> --
> Best,
>
> Christopher Svanefalk
>
>


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Best,

Christopher Svanefalk
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