Comment 7 for bug 709952

This is a windows install, on my wife's machine and I don't want to affect windows - is this the best way, I don't know what these commands do.
How about if I boot into windows (XP) and uninstall then reinstall. The only thing I have done in Ubuntu is update and install some video players so DVD's would work.

Lyle

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From: <email address hidden> [mailto:<email address hidden>] On Behalf Of bcbc
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 12:44 PM
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 709952] Re: Update won't boot

That's odd. Did you specify '-k all'? Maybe you do have a problem with
the root.disk. This is what I suggest - use this tool
http://ext2read.blogspot.com/ to recover any important data you have off
the root.disk, and then reinstall.

If you can't view the root.disk using that tool it may be corrupted in
which case you can boot a live CD and fsck it as described in the wubi
guide:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide#How%20can%20I%20access%20my%20Wubi%20install%20and%20repair%20my%20install%20if%20it%20won't%20boot%3f
(butdon't fsck it if you've already mounted it)

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Title:
  Update won't boot

Status in Wubi, Windows Ubuntu Installer:
  Incomplete
Status in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: software-center

  Downloaded the 64bit desktop with Wubi from Ubuntu.com installed
  Ubuntu 10.10 in XP SP3, started ok 2.6.35-22, updated got a list with
  2.6.35-25 as the default (top) and generic 2.6.35-25 reports...
  "root.disk does not exist" recovery mode for ...-25 is the same error,
  but scrolling down to 2.6.35-22 (or editing it back to ...-22) works
  fine. How do I fix it or change it to default to -22 until a fix is
  found? The editing changes are not saved if I do it from the boot
  options. I'm very new to Ubuntu/Linux, but MCSE for Windows.

  I looked all over the web, user groups, did not find a solution. I
  want to let others use this system and another, but have to explain
  how to get it to boot for them.

  Lyle

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: software-center 3.0.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Jan 29 15:24:27 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: software-center

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