Review #2: Do not install Ubuntu at all. Period!
Okay, here's what happened:
After the successful install of Ubuntu 10.10, i started downloading some important programs and stuff i need.
At the next reboot, Windows & Ubuntu didn't load at all. A black screen with the following message appeared:
error: unknown filesystem
grub rescue >
What happened is that GRUB took control of the booting process, and when it fails to start, all the booting process fails too.
And like any other person, i googled this error message using another PC. and couldn't find any correct answer (or at least, none of them worked for me).
I checked
SuperUser.com for an answer and i found
one.
Luckily,
I previously created a Windows 7 Rescue Disc before installing Ubuntu 10.10, so, i had to reboot the system from the Rescue Disc and enter the "Repair Windows" Mode.
After that, make sure you select the recovery prompt and type these commands one-by-one:
bootrec.exe /FixMbr
bootrec.exe /FixBoot
After you have done this, close the prompt with the X, and close the Windows 7 installer.
Reboot, and there you go... Windows 7 will load again.
I'm currently back to Windows 7, deleted all the Ubuntu partitions created. And for the moment, i'm not willing to go back and use Ubuntu !