Restoring grub after an install of Windows isn't hard at all. All you need is a liveCD.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows No reason to have to reinstall Ubuntu after Windows wipes out the MBR. -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
