You do not have to (re)install Windows to restore your MBR:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/69013

Ubuntu_user wrote:
> Insalled ubuntu 8.10 after removing 7 on a secondary hard drive. Found that 
> the operating system took over the entire hard drive, removed my windows 
> partitions and then on restart I received the error 1.5 and error 21 message, 
> could not log into anything and the system became useless. 
> Found that I could boot to the cd if running live from the cd. Have not 
> reinstalled ubuntu to date, but did have to reinstall windows operating 
> system as the mbr appeared to be destroyed by the intallation of ubuntu.
>

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