Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: grub

I installed successfully Ubuntu 8.10 on a PC that previously had a Ubuntu 7.10 
/ Windows XP dual boot.
For a clean install I chose to format the root partition, and leave the others 
untouched.

Ubuntu 8.10 boots correctly from Grub, but Windows XP is broken 
(It says "Disk write error" the first time I select it, and after this error 
any choice from the Grub menu results in a "wrong number of cylinders" kind of 
error, and I have to physically reboot the PC to be able to boot again).

Apparently, no data was lost in the process ; all the data from the
linux home partition and the windows partition seem there.

I tried removing all the boot options manually for the Windows menu
entry in Grub, but to no avail.

Would this be a problem with the default Grub options, by any chance ?

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

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windows xp won't boot from Grub (Disk write error) / Ubuntu 8.10
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/295115
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