I had Windows 7 on my 64-bit machine. And then I needed Ubuntu installation in parallel on my computer. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 through Ubuntu-windows installation (wubi.exe) and then I restarted my computer, I faced master boot record (MBR) error. I don't know what happened but somehow it had modified MBR settings. This also happened once when I installed Ubuntu separately and in my Windows, I formatted that disk partition which had Ubuntu installation files. That was foolish of me to do it.
Anyway, here is the quickest trick to get this problem resolved I found on the net.
Step 1:
Get Ubuntu installed on a CD/DVD. If you don't know how to do it, follow the step1-3 given here.
Step 2:
Insert your CD/DVD into drive and make sure your machine boots from the CD.
Step 3:
When machine is started, click on Try Ubuntu. Open terminal and install lilo.
$ sudo apt-get install lilo
Step 4:
$ sudo lilo -M /dev/sda mbr
Restart your machine. It should solve MBR problem.
Reference:
http://thameera.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/restoring-the-windows-mbr-using-a-ubuntu-live-cd-or-usb/
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