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How to dualboot 12.4.2 alongside Windows 8 without Wubi? [duplicate]

I've just bought a new Acer laptop that came preinstalled with Windows 8 in Secure Boot (enabled). Since Wine can only do so much, I want to keep my Windows8 and install Ubuntu 12.4.2 alongside it, ...
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Help installing Ubuntu 12.04.2 DVD in Windows 8 [duplicate]

I downloaded the 12.04.2 Desktop amd64 ISO from the main website. Then I burned it onto a DVD, but when I restart, the computer won't recognize the DVD when it boots. [ ] Have I downloaded the ...
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Installing Ubuntu in Windows 8 with WUBI [duplicate]

I have a computer with Windows 7 pre-installed and I recently upgraded it to Windows 8. Will WUBI work on Windows 8? Also, is it safe to upgrade to 13.04 after installing Ubuntu with WUBI on my ...
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How can I install Ubuntu 13.04 on my USB stick and make it bootable to Windows 8? [duplicate]

I used the instructions listed on http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows and I used a 4GB flash drive to try to install Ubuntu on my Lenovo P500 preinstalled with ...
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Triple Booting - Windows, Ubuntu, and Ubuntu Studio

I've Windows and Ubuntu, and wanted Ubuntu Studio, so I downloaded Ubuntu Studio 12.04 dvd file, and I wanted to have triple-booting on my laptop. Here is the snapshot of disk management. image ...
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upgraded from windows xp sp3 to windows 8 forgot to uninstall wubi from the second hd partition before upgrading [closed]

Hi i recently wiped and upgraded my c partiton in windows from xp sp3 to windows 8. when using xp i had installed wubi on a seperate partion of my D drive. due to unexpected circumstances i was ...
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Windows 8 and Ubuntu dual boot using wubi [duplicate]

I set up a partition for Ubuntu 12.10 and used Wubi to install it. It installed fine, but when I try to boot into Ubuntu It tells me The application or operating system couldn't be loaded because a ...
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Window 8 and Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

I have a Lenovo Ideapad laptop. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 along with Windows 7 using WUBI. Now I have upgraded to Windows 8. In the boot menu, it's not showing the Ubuntu OS, even when I have disabled ...
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Ubuntu wont boot to complete installation on Windows 8

My computer has Windows 8 Pro and I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 64 Bit through Wubi. "I don't want to uninstall Windows 8 and I don't know how to partition disks" After Installation It says: ...
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1answer
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No response from Wubi in Windows 8 [closed]

I have i5 2310 with dedicated mobo. I tried latest Wubi software for 12.04.2 Ubuntu version, but whenever I try to open wubi, it doesn't do anything and I am not getting any message. So, what do I do ...
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Can I delete windows after Ubuntu using wubi? [duplicate]

I installed Ubuntu 12.10 using Wubi, and it works great. I need storage space, and would like to stop using Windows 8, so can I delete Windows and keep using Ubuntu? Since I installed Ubuntu using ...
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How do I change from demomode to “normal mode” when booting?

I installed ubuntu with Wubi to my Windows 8 pc. I rebooted the computer and chose Demomode the first time After another reboot I tried to change to "Normal mode" however it started demomode ...
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Wubi's Ubuntu files

Can I access to Wubi's files from Windows? I saved a few files on my Ubuntu desktop and I'd like to access them even when I'm running Windows. Any help?
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Wubi after upgrading Windows 7 to Windows 8

I've seen a lot of questions about Ubuntu and Windows 8 on a new machine with Windows 8 pre-installed and that UEFI stuff, but nothing useful about upgrading from win7 to win8 and Ubuntu. I have a ...
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Wubi installer for Windows 8 [duplicate]

Will it format the drive, I install it to? Like if I install it to C:, will it format C:?
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How to boot Ubuntu (installed using Wubi) on Windows 8 successfully?

I used Wubi to install Ubuntu so I don't have to deal with making a dual boot on my own, and when I try to boot to Ubuntu using windows 8's UEFI, it says windows can't start in a BIOS-esque box. ...
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What did I do wrong? Why isn't Ubuntu loading?

Something went wrong when I installed Ubuntu onto my Dell Inspiron laptop, preloaded with Windows 8. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 with Wubi, and then restarted my computer. When it restarted, I got an ...
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Dual boot upgrade(windows 7 to 8)with ubuntu wubi

I have windows 7 running ubuntu 11.10 wubi. I am looking to upgrade to windows 8,will this affect my ubuntu setup at all?
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Installing ubuntu besides windows 8

I have been trying to install ubuntu (I tried 12.04LTS, 12.10, 12.10-secure-remix) using the wubi installer on Windows 8 and all the three times ran into the same problem showing some cannot find ...
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How can I install wubi with more than 30 gb?

I want to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 8 with Wubi. Can I somehow install Ubuntu (wubi) with more than 30 gb of space? I have a HP Pavilion g7 1303 (x64).
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Does Wubi work on Aspire One with Windows 8 pre-installed?

I bought an Aspire One 725 pre-loaded with Windows 8 (I didn't know what I was getting into). I am a novice when it comes to installing operating systems, so I would like to use a Windows installer so ...
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Ubuntu Installation through wubi on ASUS X401a with Windows 8 pre-installed [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is wubi for Windows 8? It seems that after I ran WUBI in Windows 8 that everything was correctly installed. The problem I have is when I re-boot, Windows loads some sort ...
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Is wubi for Windows 8? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to boot WUBI installed Ubuntu within Windows 8? Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed Windows 8 system My Dell laptop shipped with Windows 8. I installed Ubuntu ...
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Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system

I bought a computer with pre-installed Windows 8. But I didn't like Windows 8, so i decided to install Ubuntu as a second operating system. I'm absolutely new to Linux. I have been using Windows for ...
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Wubi, Windows 8, Truecrypt, UEFI, and a big headache

So, I have a fresh install of Windows 8... Here's the issue. When I first installed W8, the Wubi loader would launch just fine, no issues, no fuss... At the time, I elected to avoid installing ...
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Making Ubuntu my only OS using WUBI

I have never used Ubuntu before. I am currently running Windows 8 and have installed Ubuntu 12.10 using the wubi install kit. My comp. will not recognize a DVD drive for now. I want to destroy ...
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Cannot boot WUBI installed Ubuntu with Windows 8 [duplicate]

I installed Ubuntu on Samsung laptop with Windows 8, everything went fine but on booting with Ubuntu I get the following message: \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr status 0xc000007b The application or ...
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How to remove wubi install from windows 7,when I have done a clean install of Windows 8- no dual-boot? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Unable to uninstall ubuntu installed using Wubi I had Ubuntu 12.10 intalled using wubi on my windows 7. I then installed Windows 8,and remove Windows 7. The bootloader ...
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If I reinstall Windows, can I save or recover my current Wubi install? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Can I copy my wubi install between machines? I installed Ubuntu 12.04 using WUBI installer in Windows 8, but now I want to reformat my computer to Windows 7. Is there ...
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3answers
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Installing Windows 8 alongside with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04

I installed Ubuntu a long time ago from Windows 7 with Wubi. I want to give Windows 8 a try but at the same time I don't want to screw up the setup I have, and I still want to keep Windows 7. So my ...
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What installation size should I use?

I am installing Ubuntu with the Windows installer, however, I am using Windows 8. I need to know if there will be problems with installing it using Windows 8, and I need to know which installation ...
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Not able to get Win8 or Ubuntu after installing 12.04 using WUBI in Windows8 [closed]

I had Win8 RC installed in my laptop and then installed Ubuntu using WUBI. Now when the system boots, I don't get the option asking for going to Ubuntu or Windows. It directly boots to Windows and ...
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Wubi on Windows 8 without secure boot?

I have a MacBook Pro. I've heard rumours that if Windows 8 is going to have this thing called "Secure boot", Wubi cannot work. At first I plan to install Ubuntu on my mac via Wubi(and windows via ...
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Why can't I execute Wubi in Windows 8 Consumer Preview?

I tried executing Windows installer for Ubuntu Desktop but it won't execute. I tried downloading it again, executing as administrator etc but nothing happens. I think something is wrong with my ...
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My PC has both Windows XP and Windows 8 installed. If I use Wubi to install Ubuntu, where should I run the Wubi installer? XP or Win8?

I have decided to give Ubuntu a try using Wubi, but I don't know how this will work on my dual-booted PC. I currently have Windows XP and Windows 8 consumer preview installed. I went to the Ubuntu ...
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Asking about deleted partition at boot

I have Ubuntu installed through Wubi. I also had another partition on my computer to try out the dev preview of Windows 8 aptly named Windows_8. After I was done playing, I deleted the Windows 8 ...