Installing GRUB 2 on Windows only system

[Jacques van Langen]

Hello,

 

I have no experience with grub and little experience with Linux, but would like to install GRUB 2 on a HD with Windows XP on the first partition and Windows 7 on the second partition. There is no Linux on the HD. To install it I use an Ubuntu 9.04 Live CD. I read the GNU GRUB 2 Manual, but there was too little information for me to succeed installing GRUB 2. My main problem is that I have not enough information on the meaning of the parameters from grub-setup –h, and grub-install –h, and if it is possible at all, to install GRUB 2 on a HD with no Linux.

 

I have the following questions,

·        Where can I find an better explanation of the parameters and/or a better manual.

·        Would it help to read the manual from GRUB Legacy or is GRUB 2 completely different?

·        I use apt-get to install GRUB 2. Does this work with a Live CD?

·        Can you give me the sequence of commands that I should execute to install grub from I live CD on a Windows only system.

 

Any help would be appreciated,

 

Thanks Electuur.