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Wubi Error: Busybox and initramfs

After installing Ubuntu using Wubi, everything worked fine for a few days. After a few days I booted up and was greeted with a terminal-like screen called a BusyBox. After scouring the ubuntu forums and finding several posts explaining how to read the error logs and what-not. All of these “solutions” did not help.

Do I have a solution?

Yes. Boot up into windows and shut down normally. DO NOT HARD RESET! (that’s what’s causing the problem) After windows shuts down, attempt to boot back into ubuntu, it should work this time.

The reason I think it wasn’t working was because when you hard reset your computer you cut all power, therefore disallowing linux to access it’s virtual disk when you start up. If i’m wrong on anything I’ve said, please comment and tell me. Also, if this works for anybody, I’d love to find out. Don’t be afraid to comment!