Thread: Can't uninstall wubi / odd error

hello all,

made mistake of hard shutting down ubuntu on boot screen,
mistake when hard shut down on grub rescue prompt.

boots straight windows without options boot ubuntu.

when tried replace wubi 9.10 , install wubi 10.04.3, gave me error,

error executing command

>>retval =1
>>stderr = error occurred while attempting delete specified entry.
system cannot find file path specified.

>>stdout=

more information, please see log file:
c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\wubi=10.04.3-rev128.log

contents of log file below. did do, , how fix it?

08-30 19:28 info root: === wubi 10.04.3 rev192 ===
08-30 19:28 debug root: logfile c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\wubi-10.04.3-rev192.log
08-30 19:28 debug root: sys.argv = ['main.pyo', '--exefile="c:\\users\\benjam~1\\appdata\\local\\temp \\rar$ex84.976\\wubi.exe"']
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: data_dir=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla 939.tmp\data
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: 7z=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tm p\bin\7z.exe
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: fetching basic info...
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: original_exe=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\ rar$ex84.976\wubi.exe
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: platform=win32
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: osname=nt
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: language=en_us
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: encoding=cp1252
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: arch=amd64
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: parsing isolist=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla9 39.tmp\data\isolist.ini
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro xubuntu-i386
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro xubuntu-amd64
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro kubuntu-amd64
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro mythbuntu-i386
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro ubuntu-amd64
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro ubuntu-i386
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro mythbuntu-amd64
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro kubuntu-i386
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro kubuntunetbook-i386
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: adding distro ubuntunetbook-i386
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: fetching host info...
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: registry_key=software\microsoft\windows\currentver sion\uninstall\wubi
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: windows version=vista
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: windows_version2=windows 7 home premium
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: windows_sp=none
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: windows_build=7600
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: gmt=-6
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: country=us
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: timezone=america/chicago
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: windows_username=benjammin
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: user_full_name=benjammin
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: user_directory=c:\users\benjammin
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: windows_language_code=1033
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: windows_language=english
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: processor_name=amd phenom(tm) ii n640 dual-core processor
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: bootloader=vista
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: system_drive=drive(c: hd 225663.089844 mb free ntfs)
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: drive=drive(b: hd 161347.300781 mb free ntfs)
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: drive=drive(c: hd 225663.089844 mb free ntfs)
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: drive=drive(d: cd 3700.65625 mb free udf)
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: drive=drive(q: hd 0.0 mb free )
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: uninstaller_path=b:\ubuntu\uninstall-wubi.exe
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: previous_target_dir=b:\ubuntu
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: previous_distro_name=ubuntu
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: keyboard_id=67699721
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: keyboard_layout=us
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: keyboard_variant=
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: python locale=('en_us', 'cp1252')
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: locale=en_us.utf-8
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: total_memory_mb=3835.68359375
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: searching isos on usb devices
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking ubuntu iso d:\ubuntu-10.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso
08-30 19:28 debug windowsbackend: extracting .disk\info d:\ubuntu-10.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso
08-30 19:28 debug distro: parsing info str=ubuntu 10.04.3 lts "lucid lynx" - release amd64 (20110720.1)
08-30 19:28 debug distro: parsed info={'name': 'ubuntu', 'subversion': 'release', 'version': '10.04.3', 'build': '20110720.1', 'codename': 'lucid lynx', 'arch': 'amd64'}
08-30 19:28 info distro: found valid iso ubuntu: d:\ubuntu-10.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso
08-30 19:28 debug commonbackend: searching local cds
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid ubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid ubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid ubuntu netbook cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid kubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid kubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid kubuntu netbook cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid xubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid xubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid mythbuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid mythbuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid ubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid ubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid ubuntu netbook cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid kubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid kubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid kubuntu netbook cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid xubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid xubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid mythbuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp valid mythbuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyla939.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid ubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid ubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid ubuntu netbook cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid kubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid kubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid kubuntu netbook cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid xubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid xubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid mythbuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid mythbuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain d:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid ubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid ubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid ubuntu netbook cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid kubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid kubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid kubuntu netbook cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid xubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid xubuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid mythbuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 debug distro: checking whether q:\ valid mythbuntu cd
08-30 19:28 debug distro: not contain q:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
08-30 19:28 info root: installed, running uninstaller...
08-30 19:28 info root: running uninstaller...
08-30 19:28 info commonbackend: launching previous uninestaller b:\ubuntu\uninstall-wubi.exe
08-30 19:28 debug root: application.quit
08-30 19:28 debug root: application.on_quit
08-30 19:28 info root: sys.exit
08-30 19:28 info root: quitting application
09-03 15:35 info root: === wubi 10.04.3 rev192 ===
09-03 15:35 debug root: logfile c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\wubi-10.04.3-rev192.log
09-03 15:35 debug root: sys.argv = ['main.pyo', '--exefile="d:\\wubi.exe"', '--cdmenu']
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: data_dir=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8 b00.tmp\data
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: 7z=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tm p\bin\7z.exe
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: fetching basic info...
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: original_exe=d:\wubi.exe
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: platform=win32
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: osname=nt
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: language=en_us
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: encoding=cp1252
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: arch=amd64
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: parsing isolist=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b 00.tmp\data\isolist.ini
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro xubuntu-i386
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro xubuntu-amd64
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro kubuntu-amd64
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro mythbuntu-i386
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro ubuntu-amd64
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro ubuntu-i386
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro mythbuntu-amd64
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro kubuntu-i386
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro kubuntunetbook-i386
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: adding distro ubuntunetbook-i386
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: fetching host info...
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: registry_key=software\microsoft\windows\currentver sion\uninstall\wubi
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: windows version=vista
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: windows_version2=windows 7 home premium
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: windows_sp=none
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: windows_build=7600
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: gmt=-6
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: country=us
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: timezone=america/chicago
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: windows_username=benjammin
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: user_full_name=benjammin
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: user_directory=c:\users\benjammin
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: windows_language_code=1033
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: windows_language=english
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: processor_name=amd phenom(tm) ii n640 dual-core processor
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: bootloader=vista
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: system_drive=drive(c: hd 224155.210938 mb free ntfs)
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: drive=drive(b: hd 161345.730469 mb free ntfs)
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: drive=drive(c: hd 224155.210938 mb free ntfs)
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: drive=drive(d: cd 0.0 mb free cdfs)
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: drive=drive(q: hd 0.0 mb free )
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: uninstaller_path=b:\ubuntu\uninstall-wubi.exe
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: previous_target_dir=b:\ubuntu
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: previous_distro_name=ubuntu
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: keyboard_id=67699721
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: keyboard_layout=us
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: keyboard_variant=
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: python locale=('en_us', 'cp1252')
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: locale=en_us.utf-8
09-03 15:35 debug windowsbackend: total_memory_mb=3835.68359375
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: searching isos on usb devices
09-03 15:35 debug commonbackend: searching local cds
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid ubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid ubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid ubuntu netbook cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid kubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid kubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid kubuntu netbook cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid xubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid xubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid mythbuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether b:\ valid mythbuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain b:\casper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid ubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid ubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid ubuntu netbook cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid kubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid kubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid kubuntu netbook cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid xubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid xubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid mythbuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp valid mythbuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: not contain c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl8b00.tmp\c asper\filesystem.squashfs
09-03 15:35 debug distro: checking whether d:\ valid ubuntu cd
09-03 15:35 debug distro: parsing info str=ubuntu 10.04.3 lts "lucid lynx" - release amd64 (20110720.1)
09-03 15:35 debug distro: parsed info={'name': 'ubuntu', 'subversion': 'release', 'version': '10.04.3', 'build': '20110720.1', 'codename': 'lucid lynx', 'arch': 'amd64'}
09-03 15:35 info distro: found valid cd ubuntu: d:\
09-03 15:35 info root: running cd menu...
09-03 15:35 debug windowsfrontend: __init__...
09-03 15:35 debug windowsfrontend: on_init...
09-03 15:35 info winuipage: appname=wubi, localedir=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl 8b00.tmp\translations, languages=['en_us', 'en']
09-03 15:35 info winuipage: appname=wubi, localedir=c:\users\benjam~1\appdata\local\temp\pyl 8b00.tmp\translations, languages=['en_us', 'en']
09-03 15:35 info root: cd menu finished
09-03 15:35 info root: installed, running uninstaller...
09-03 15:35 info root: running uninstaller...
09-03 15:35 info commonbackend: launching previous uninestaller b:\ubuntu\uninstall-wubi.exe
09-03 15:35 debug root: application.quit
09-03 15:35 debug windowsfrontend: frontend.quit
09-03 15:35 debug windowsfrontend: frontend.on_quit
09-03 15:35 debug root: application.on_quit
09-03 15:35 info root: sys.exit

try uninstall_ubuntu.exe or manual uninstall method, both described here...
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/wubiguide#uninstallation

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