Windows can't boot "NTLDR is Missing"

[Duncan Lithgow]

I'm not sure if this is the right package for this, move as needed

I convinced someone to throw Ubuntu onto their system in dual boot with windows. I choose the alternate cd, because it's more familiar. After installing Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu runs fine but windows gives the contents of the windows entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst followed by:

NTLDR is Missing
Press any key to restart

This seems to be quite a serious error for windows. MS's info is here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318728 some tips on fixing it are here: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000465.htm There is a forum entry about this at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=24952

Naturally my friend freaked out and now I'm trying to fix this.

Perhaps some kind of integrity check could be made so that Ubuntu refuses to install when it finds such problems. Of course fixing it would be even better but a bit hopeful perhaps.

[Dennis Kaarsemaker (dennis)]

 status Rejected

The Ubuntu installer does not toch the windows NTLDR...

[Duncan Lithgow (duncan-lithgow)]

Ok, fair enough. But if the way the system starts after installing works slightly differently then a problem with NTLDR could leave me stuck like I am. (I've tried CHDSK, FIXBOOT and FIXMBR).

So regardless of whether the installer touches NTLDR (whatever that is) it's the installation of Ubuntu that led to this problem being seen. Windows along was starting (apparently) fine.

So, I still think that some kind of integrity check would be a good idea.