I've been experiencing something very, very similar on four-year-old HP-Compaq. Every time I boot from Win-lost back into *buntu (I've changed from XFCE to KDE and back again in order to cover my bases - there is no problem happen in Debian/Lenny [5.0]): bang: hangs at "Grub loading..." until it either shuts itself off due to high temp' or I do it through frustration...
I believe there is something going on re: auto-fixing of the MBR, but I think it's a Windows component not my security software. Unforunately it may have been something I activated too, but I've no idea what or what for, sadly.
I have XP on my afflicted machine, so your:
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Originally Posted by zeno0771
did you install GRUB to a partition or the MBR?
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Idea makes sense, even though I definitely installed to the MBR. My last hope (before going to Debian || doing some major surgery on the Grub2 installed) is to follow a guide by "Herman" that claims to not move the boot sector or use Grub2.
See
my question regarding this issue on Launchpad.net for more information.