Repair Grub after install windows?

Solution 1:

The other answer is correct in the fact that Windows likes to think that it's the only OS on a PC.

What it really boils down to is popping your live CD back in, tell it to repair the Linux installation and that often does the trick.

In the future, I would always suggest the following order of events for setting up a multi-boot / OS PC:

  1. Linux LIVE CD Boot (pick a distro that you are comfortable with)
  2. Partition hard drive using the tools available on the live CD
  3. Install Windows on one of the designated partitions
  4. Install Linux (and / or other OS).