pablorpm
March 21st, 2009, 10:11 PM
So after much struggle I don't know what to do next. I am currently running Windows 7 Beta and am trying to install Ubuntu 8.10 inside windows. I have already tried both downloading and installing through the wubi.exe file as well as installing with the actual ISO (desktop-amd64.iso). They both install the exact same way, but after rebooting my system I am not prompted with the Windows Boot Loader but launched directly into Windows 7.
My system is set up with two physical hard drives with Windows entirely on one drive. I have partitioned the second to 40 GB for just Ubuntu. I have had trouble trying to Uninstall whatever portion of Ubuntu I have installed each time I start from scratch so I end up deleting the Ubuntu volume and repartitioning/reformatting each time.
I have referenced both of the following threads which have deemed very useful but still can't figure it out.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1098906&highlight=dual+boot
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=983302
I have followed the steps of the 2nd thread and am now successful in viewing the Windows Boot Loader and launch, but when selecting the Ubuntu it gives an error saying:
"Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.
File \NST\nst_grub.mbr
Info The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missiong or corrupt"
In the first thread mentioned above, the user ended by saying he/she placed the menu.lst file in the NST folder but I didn't know where this file existed. Any thoughts? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance!
My system is set up with two physical hard drives with Windows entirely on one drive. I have partitioned the second to 40 GB for just Ubuntu. I have had trouble trying to Uninstall whatever portion of Ubuntu I have installed each time I start from scratch so I end up deleting the Ubuntu volume and repartitioning/reformatting each time.
I have referenced both of the following threads which have deemed very useful but still can't figure it out.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1098906&highlight=dual+boot
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=983302
I have followed the steps of the 2nd thread and am now successful in viewing the Windows Boot Loader and launch, but when selecting the Ubuntu it gives an error saying:
"Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.
File \NST\nst_grub.mbr
Info The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missiong or corrupt"
In the first thread mentioned above, the user ended by saying he/she placed the menu.lst file in the NST folder but I didn't know where this file existed. Any thoughts? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance!