[Bug 840746] [NEW] Wubi Installed to a boot partition

[Elijah]

Public bug reported:

I was  prompted to file this.  
The Issue:
Grub allowed me to install to a windows boot partition.   
Unfortunately in the chain of events i"m not sure what caused it.
But it caused an issue with loading windows 7


Decided to try Ubuntu.  Used the Wubi installer from the ubuntu website for 64bit (windows 7)  I'm pretty sure I just followed the default prompts.  After successful install and reboot.  I was able to load Ubuntu.  Then the issue was the wubi install couldn't access the internet.  No matter what I did couldn't I get internet access.  The real frustrating thing was booting into the USB livecd connected just fine.  I unstalled and re-installed wubi through windows program manager.   Still no internet access.  Followed a couple of tutorials...etc.  Started getting frustrated.

After getting frustrated enough I decided to install the OS on a
partition.  I read a few tutorials and some forum posts on the subject
before starting.  Wanting to avoid the whole "repair windows" scenario
from messing around with partitions during the Ubuntu install - I went
ahead and shrunk my drive to create space for a partition using the
windows software.

Then I proceeded to do an actual install from the usb livecd boot.
(Wubi was still installed) after successful install I logged into
Ubuntu.  I rejoiced as I had internet and was happy.  That was until I
decided to try to boot windows.

You can follow that error issue on this thread.
https://answers.launchpad.net/wubi/+question/169974

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Wubi Installed to a boot partition

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was  prompted to file this.  
  The Issue:
  Grub allowed me to install to a windows boot partition.   
  Unfortunately in the chain of events i"m not sure what caused it.
  But it caused an issue with loading windows 7

  
  Decided to try Ubuntu.  Used the Wubi installer from the ubuntu website for 64bit (windows 7)  I'm pretty sure I just followed the default prompts.  After successful install and reboot.  I was able to load Ubuntu.  Then the issue was the wubi install couldn't access the internet.  No matter what I did couldn't I get internet access.  The real frustrating thing was booting into the USB livecd connected just fine.  I unstalled and re-installed wubi through windows program manager.   Still no internet access.  Followed a couple of tutorials...etc.  Started getting frustrated.

  After getting frustrated enough I decided to install the OS on a
  partition.  I read a few tutorials and some forum posts on the subject
  before starting.  Wanting to avoid the whole "repair windows" scenario
  from messing around with partitions during the Ubuntu install - I went
  ahead and shrunk my drive to create space for a partition using the
  windows software.

  Then I proceeded to do an actual install from the usb livecd boot.
  (Wubi was still installed) after successful install I logged into
  Ubuntu.  I rejoiced as I had internet and was happy.  That was until I
  decided to try to boot windows.

  You can follow that error issue on this thread.
  https://answers.launchpad.net/wubi/+question/169974

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