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I'm trying to install Ubuntu from Windows XP using Wubi but, after the second progress bar reaches the end, the program stucks. I receive no error but also no progress at all on the instalation.

Over the first progress bar it reads "Downloading ubuntu-12.04.1-wubi-amd64.tar.xz" and over the second one "Remaining time approximately 10s", and it's been like that for almost 30 mins. This is the third time I try to install it and I keep getting the same problem.

After I cancel the process (yesterday I waited for hours) I see there is a new folder c:\ubuntu\ which size is 485 MB. When I run the installation again it says that it has detected a previous version that I need to uninstall before continuing. But the installation process never ended in the first time and when I reboot I never see a boot menu.

Does anyone has a cause and solution for this issue? I really need to install Ubuntu to finish a job.

Thanks in advance!

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Download Wubi, then Download an Ubuntu ISO, place them in the same folder, then remove your previous Wubi Installation and run it again. Check the MD5 of the Ubuntu ISO. – Uri Herrera Sep 10 '12 at 0:57

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