Could today's windows update have caused boot problems?

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Published on 2012-09-19T20:11:38Z Indexed on 2012/09/19 21:40 UTC
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I have a 64 bit box that is dual boot Windows 7 64bit and Ubuntu.
I booted into windows today and saw the 'updates ready' sign on the shutdown button so I clicked to let it install. It took a while to install 2 updates. Then I rebooted but now it doesn't get past the motherboard splash screen. So I don't even get the disks found messages or let alone the prompt to choose windows or Linux. Cold this be caused by the updates? Seems weird for a windows patch to have consequences beyond the windows os, but it seems unlikely to be a coincidence

Thanks,

Gert-jan

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