Considerations for Windows reinstall

[BritTim]

While my Ubuntu 8.04 installed using Wubi is running fine (installed on my "D" drive) the Windows XP I am using is corrupted and I want to reinstall it. I would prefer to save the necessary Wubi files, format and reinstall Windows XP on the "C" drive and copy the Wubi files back.

Can anyone confirm definitely:

1. this should work, except that it will no longer be possible to uninstall Ubuntu through Windows 'Add and Remove Programs';
2. the files to be copied and restored are: boot.ini, wubildr and wubildr.mbr;
3. there is nothing else important that I must do that I am unaware of.

Thank you in advance for your help.

[VirtualSandBox]

Well, this reply may not help you , but it might help you to know that the uninstall will in any case not work. I have installed 8.0.4.1 and tried uninstalling.

The uninstaller is not working, it seems to be a stub that is still being worked on.

I am not sure if anybody had been successful in uninstalling...

[ago]

backup the ubuntu directory, run wubi.exe again, then replace the ubuntu dir with the one you backed up. You might need to change the UUID of the root disk in c:\ubuntu\disks\boot\grub\menu.lst as that may change. And you will also be able to uninstall.