I suspect that the backup CDs did a Windows restore and not an install. If you had installed Windows XP, it should have eliminated Grub. There are ways of restoring the Windows boot process. Have a look at some of these.
http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-uninstall-grub/ http://en.kioskea.net/faq/sujet-2677-super-grub-disk-live-cd http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q=linux+windows+grub+mbr+repair&meta=&aq=f&oq=linux+windows+grub+mbr+repair&fp=177016bc12fe49d4 -- Grub Install Failure https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/14135 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs