I had to re-install windows XP, but grub Boot-loader is gone, how do I reinstall it?

[bob]

Binary package hint: grub2

when I had to re-install Windows XP pro corporate, I lost the GRUB boot manager. I tried to run UBUNTU without re-installing, and I cannot understand how to make GRUB reload to allow operating system choice. I did manage to copy files I saved from old winXP into UBUNTU 9:10 - but now find some of them locked and uncopy-able. If the only answer is to totally reload UBUNTU, then I need to save the rest of my folders somehow... into Windows. Next time I must make a 3rd partition called ALLDATA, where I will save ALL my files.... at least if the opsys is corrupted, I can re-install any opsys anyhow without affecting my files.

[bbordwell (benbordwell)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better. Examining the information you have given us, this does not appear to be a bug report so we are closing it and converting it to a question in the support tracker. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but it would make more sense to raise problems you are having in the support tracker at https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu if you are uncertain if they are bugs. For help on reporting bugs, see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs .