package grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-pc is already installed and configured

[Andrew Lohmann]

Neither Boot repair or this GRUB tool that popped up on ubuntu GNOME will fix a problem that Windows 7 unbootable. The issue first arose after I resized another partition on another hard disk that has Windows XP to add Ubuntu GNOME.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 644:0:114:0:2017-07-16 12:42:32.924721527 +0100:2017-07-16 12:42:32.924721527 +0100:/var/crash/_sbin_plymouthd.0.upload
 600:0:114:452354:2017-07-16 12:49:02.065215110 +0100:2017-07-16 12:49:03.065215110 +0100:/var/crash/grub-pc.0.crash
 640:0:114:1191989:2017-07-16 12:42:30.088885307 +0100:2017-07-16 12:42:33.012713793 +0100:/var/crash/_sbin_plymouthd.0.crash
 600:0:114:452378:2017-07-16 12:49:03.029215003 +0100:2017-07-16 12:49:02.497213584 +0100:/var/crash/grub-gfxpayload-lists.0.crash
 600:108:114:0:2017-07-16 12:42:35.844476739 +0100:2017-07-12 08:08:55.329292386 +0100:/var/crash/_sbin_plymouthd.0.uploaded
Date: Sun Jul 16 12:49:03 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-pc:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package grub-gfxpayload-lists (--configure):
  package grub-gfxpayload-lists is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package grub-pc is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-11 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-58-generic root=UUID=184e3241-8463-45a1-8d86-1f4adcf042a4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-pc is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)