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I am running Windows XP, inside BOOTMGR (I don't know why it isn't NTLDR, the PC just came like that), and have installed Wubi. When I boot up, BOOTMGR (Windows Boot Manager) still shows only Windows and System Restore, same as it did before, and times out after 5 secs.

What my question is, is how do I get Ubuntu to show in that list?

My boot.ini file, as requested:

[boot loader]
timeout=60
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptOut
C:\wubildr.mbr = "Ubuntu"

although I believe this info is irrelevant as I am running inside BOOTMGR, not NTLDR, for which boot.ini is the settings file.

bcdedit results in Windows XP Command Prompt:

C:\Documents and Settings\[my username]>bcdedit

'bcdedit' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
itskdog
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You probably have two boot.ini files. On two separate partitions. The other has the boot flag set.

Because you mentioned that the Windows Boot Manager shows two options, Recovery and normal. And in your boot.ini there are two completely different option. I think the 'boomgr' thing is a red-herring. Even XP has the Windows Boot Manager, just it takes its entries from the boot.ini file.

What I'd do is, figure out which partition has the boot flag - not C:. Then modify it's boot.ini. You'd probably need to assign a drive mapping to the boot partition in order to do this as recovery partitions are typically hidden.

bcbc
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