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. > -- Grub - Error 21 returned https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/8978 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs