Linux XP dual boot

[suzi2]

New to Linux...and completely stuck...

My husband has put Linux on our PC (apparently as a dual boot??) and has now gone away on business. I started up the PC to find XP did not seem to be there. I am stuck on a Linux login which I don't have access to. How do I get back to my XP login? Or how can I get my files back?

Any suggestions greatly appreciated

 

[rvijay17]

While booting, did'nt any "Menu" come up on the screen asking which OS to boot. If not, I guess you have to get the root password your husband had set while installing Linux.

After getting the root password, you can go to the "Boot Manager" and make changes there.

vijay.

 

[smah]

I agree, there should have been a boot menu that came up just after your turned on the pc. In this menu, your windows xp installation may be called NT or Windows NT.

 

[zaneryrie]

Or...check for a boot disk in the floppy drive and remove it before starting.

 

[suzi2]

Thanks for all the help... it looks like he didn't do it properly so has re-formatted the hard drive!