I just tried to reproduce the same inside a VirtualBox Windows XP Pro SP3 installation and Ubuntu boot menu installed successfully and worked as expected, under Windows XP SP3. Can you attach your C:\boot.ini file so we can see if there is extra/missing parameters?
** Changed in: wubi Status: New => Incomplete -- Cannot install Wubi 8.04 XP SP3 system - doesn't even show up in boot menu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/241801 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs