Further to my recent email I tried:
summers@summers-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get install --reinstall 
linux-image-2.6.32-41-generic

with the following response:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 1 not 
upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Setting up linux-image-2.6.32-41-generic (2.6.32-41.89) ...
Running depmod.
update-initramfs: deferring update (hook will be called later)
Failed to symbolic-link /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-41-generic to 
initrd.img: File exists
dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.32-41-generic (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit 
status 17
Errors were encountered while processing:
  linux-image-2.6.32-41-generic
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


On 16/05/12 22:04, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> You may need to run the following:
>
> sudo apt-get install -f
> sudo apt-get clean
> sudo apt-get update
>
> Then re-install the package.
>
> If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>     Importance: Undecided =>  Medium
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
>         Status: Confirmed =>  Incomplete
>

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Malcolm Summers
Taunton, Somerset
Email: [email protected]

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  package linux-image-2.6.32-41-generic 2.6.32-41.89 failed to
  install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script
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