Mint Bootloader taken over by XP bootloader

[desai_amogh]

i was away from my computer for a week, i dont know what my roommate did with it..
(he is a jerk & thinks knows too much abt computers ...he doesnt know what a bootloader or Live Cd is ..he he he ... )

i used to get the Linux Mint boot loader with 4 options last being the WINDOWS XP professional..
but now when i turn my comp ON it showas the win XP bootloader with two boot options & both of them say microsoft Windows Xp professional.
I tried booting with the Ubuntu 7.04 live cd.. all my partions windows & EXT32 r fine..
i cant boot into XP with the bootloader which comes.. it gets stuck when i hit enter to boot.
(my hardware specs r in the signature)
cud any one tell me how i can get my linux bootloader back..
i cant format any disk.. lots of data stuffed 40gb disk (3 windows & 1 linux partition)..
plz help !!!!!!!!!

[The Outsider]

http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/show...61&postcount=2

[mehulved]

And use BIOS password to avoid such events. But, there are ways around it too anyways.

[desai_amogh]

tht helps !!!!!!!!
thanks a zillion Chester !!
& mehulved tht arse wud naver be able to figure out how to reset the BIOS .. he he he