I havn't been able to access this. It was suggested that I get access to the rescue mode from the Ubuntu media, and by typing 'linux rescue'. Trouble is I don't know where this Ubuntu media is. If I run the live cd while in windows I just get options to evaluate various applications, and if I boot up with the live cd it goes straight to install - no prompts to type at. Further help most appreciated. Eric

I must be doing something wrong.

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I booted from the live cd and worked thru "install" to "partition", checked "manual" partition, got to desktop, opened terminal, entered "grub-install /dev/hda" and got "cannot create directory /boot/grub :permission denied".

Do you have any further thoughts/advice please.

I think both Paul's suggestion and my one need to be done from the recovery mode not the installer. How did you get on with the "linux recovery" thing at the Installation/Live Cd's boot prompt ?

Regards Wayne