HopperJF wrote:
Sounds like I need to do a re-install.
I'm sorry mate, but it sounds like you need to re-install Ubuntu (or AROS!) and get rid of that Windows garbage once and for all.
PS. to get rid of boot loaders lingering (grub, lilo, and many other non-Linux ones), you can do it by booting off a Windows CD (or floppy) and issuing "fdisk /mbr"
May you find the light (or have it find you) amidst the darkness! :-)