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I can't find older version of Wubi!

here it arrive only to 2009 http://sourceforge.net/projects/wubi/files/Wubi/ how is possible? I need wubi 11.10!!! anybody can help me?
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ubuntu 11.10 and external monitor not recognized

I have a laptop and it's being a nightmare to properly set up an external monitor I use. I had ubuntu 11.10 installed through wubi and it worked as I wanted, I started the laptop with the lid closed ...
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Im not getting the installation drive on ubuntu 11.10

I installed Ubuntu 11.10 in D: drive on Windows 7. While working with Ubuntu, I'm getting D: drive data while the other drive's data is available. How can I fix this?
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Ubuntu 11.10 running in windows 7 (wubi) AND on a separate partition

I am in a very strange situation and need some help: I installed Ubuntu 11.10 through Wubi a while back so that I can use it alongside Windows 7. I was running out of space on my disk when trying to ...
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Formatting C:/ in Windows while ubuntu is installed in D:/

I had installed Ubuntu 11.10 through wubi installer in Windows Vista in D:\ a few months ago. I am able to dual boot to anyone OS. But, now I have a problem with the Windows so I want to format my C:\ ...
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Where do I direct download for 11.10/11.04?

I have downloaded the wubi for 12.04, but here its showing downloading ubuntu-12.04-wubi-amd64.tar.xz! why amd64 when I selected 32 bit for windows??? Please provide me any source [wubi] to download ...
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Error in Ubuntu 11.10 instatllation using wubi [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Why can't I install Ubuntu or Wubi on a dynamic disk? (“The request isn't supported” from bcdedit.exe) The log file shows an error like this: check ...
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How can I save my existing Ubuntu Wubi installation when I re-install Windows 7? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can re-use Ubuntu which was installed via Wubi on Windows 7? I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 inside Windows 7 (C: drive) using Wubi. I want to re-install Windows 7, ...
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Why does Wubi installer not find my CD and then abort?

When I try to install Ubuntu 11.10 using Wubi I get an error asking to check C:/users/home/appdata/local/temp/wubi-11.10-rev245.log I don't know what to do. I am not using the internet to ...
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How to install 11.10 with wubi?

All that is available for wubi installation is Ubuntu 12.04, but I strongly prefer 11.10. Is there any way that I can use wubi installer for 11.10?
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How to upgrade Ubuntu 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 using Wubi ISO

I have downloaded, Ubuntu 12.04 ISO Wubi installer ISO I believe. I have Ubuntu 11.10. I want to know how to upgrade 11.10 with this Wubi Ubuntu 12.04 ISO. Since I got Grub, I don't want to have both ...
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Wubi install stuck at purple screen

Well, I installed Ubuntu 11.10 via Wubi on my MSI U270. Everything was running fine, I even got fglrx working after I manually downloaded a .run and executed it. Then I thought of running the complete ...
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Do I need to reinstall language environments?

I recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 (using wubi) and want to make it my main development environment. I have Java, ruby, gcc, haskell, python (and the list goes on) environments, compilers and ...
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initrd.lz is corrupted error occured while installing 11.10

C:\ubuntu\install\boot\initrd.lz is corrupted. Error pop-up comes up every time i am trying to install ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386 using wubi. error comes when the installation process is almost ...
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How does Ubuntu run without Wubi Root file

This is crazy I know, My recent experiment gave me a unforgettable experience, I usually use ubuntu as a Wubi installation because it is easy to backup my 10.10 system and give a try to new versions ...
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How to View Windows Files on a Wubi install?

I wanted to ask, how can i view all my windows files on Ubuntu. I found out how to get my D drive folders but have yet not figured out how to get my C drive files. Please give me an easy way to find ...
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Problems with nvidia drivers [closed]

I have a problem that I haven't been able to find a solution to. I recently decided to switch from Windows to Ubuntu 11.10, so I originally installed Ubuntu using the wubi installer for windows. ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 overheating with Sony Vaio [closed]

I am a Windows user trying to move over to Ubuntu without much success. I have installed the 11.10 version as dual boot by using Wubi tool on the Ubuntu website and can only use the operating system ...
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Not enough space in File System

Hi I'm a new Ubuntu user currently on 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot and I have problem with File System available space. I Installed it inside windows to another hdd I have. I have 2 disks 1 60GB SSD and 1 1TB ...
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Can't see Windows partition in Wubi install

I installed Ubuntu as dual boot using Wubi. All seems fine, only I can't see the files on my hard drive. Do I need to do anything special to mount it, or similar? In the Nautilus file browser (top ...
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How do I install Ubuntu 11.10 on an Acer travelmate 240

So far I have downloaded Ubuntu 11.10 and created both a stick and a dvd, but I cant get the system (acer travelmate 240) to boot from either. Of course I have changed the system bootmenu to do so. ...
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Encrypted NTFS folders and Ubuntu

I have about 100 GB folder on a NTFS partition that I would like to make inaccessible in Ubuntu. TrueCrypt is not an option as there's only 5 GB of free space and there's no way to create large enough ...
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How can I check how much space there is left on WUBI versus how much space it takes on my HDD?

Using 11.10 for the record. It would be easiest to do it on the Terminal.
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How to migrate Wubi install to a new partition [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to convert Wubi install into regular install? Sorry if this has being asked before. I have 2 partitions one is my Windows install the other is blank. I installed ...
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GeForce GTX 550 ti and Linux?

When I try to install any form of Linux, including Ubuntu, Kubuntu,and even Mint the installation gives me an error because if my PCI device which is my GPU. This error flashes over and over again, ...
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Error, then black screen after wubi 11.10

I have this laptop with Windows 7 : http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=LX-PXN02-147-DT I installed Ubuntu 11.10 via Wubi and when I boot intu Ubuntu using the boot up menu, I get this error: ...
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Long beeping noise when trying to boot [closed]

I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 with the Wubi installer. When my boot menu comes up, I pick Ubuntu. While loading Ubuntu, there is a very strange noise that doesn't come from my speakers. It sounds like ...
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How can I make the Wubi installation partition bigger? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is it possible to extend the disk space available to a wubi install? I'm on Ubuntu 11.10, I just want to make the Wubi installation partition bigger. Is there any way? I ...
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Couldn't install Ubuntu through Wubi 11.10 - failed with: [Errno 4] IOError: <urlopen error (7, 'getaddrinfo failed') [closed]

i am not being able to install ubuntu using wubi. after running wubi and selecting the drive and passwords etc. , the download starts but an error occurs which says Unsubscriptable object for more ...
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Can not install Ubuntu 11.10 through USB Stick

After I successfully unpacked to a USB drive the ISO-image and ran wubi.exe, I chose the settings there within Windows and I restarted my computer and chose Ubuntu. But this gives me the error: Try ...
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Wubi install of Mythbuntu fails on finding ISO. System has a recovery partition. Is this interfering? [closed]

Using an Acer Aspire One netbook. Still has OEM recovery partition on it. Install runs fine but fails to find ISO when rebooted to finish the installation. Specs of the system are as follows: ...
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Dual boot, ubuntu won't boot!

I tried to install Ubuntu using Wubi at my PC with Windows 7 64bit OS. I've noticed that Wubi is downloading ubuntu-11.10-desktop-amd64.iso.torrent but, my PC is intel CORE i5, but, I thought that ...
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random bursts of CPU activity

I am running a wubi installation of ubuntu 11.10 64 bit and every hour or so there is a random burst of activity where the CPU is at 100% and I have trouble just browsing on firefox. This can last ...
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Dim/Dark Screen on Acer Aspire

I do have WUBI on my desktop, but that computer is too laggy so I installed WUBI on my Acer Aspire laptop. Everything works fine except the screen is too dark. I tried to reinstall WUBI but nothing. ...
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Is it possible to install Wubi using the ISO?

I have the Ubuntu 11.10 ISO downloaded but I want to install the Wubi for some specific reasons. When I do the click on the Wubi installer, it starts downloading files. Since I already have the ISO ...
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11.10 wubi not able to access windows drives

Earlier have installed ubuntu 11.04 using wubi and from my ubuntu, I was able to access my windows drives (Places>...) Now I have upgraded to 11.10 and now I am not able to access the same Any ...
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Migrating wubi to a real partition [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to convert Wubi install into regular install? I have three partitions, /dev/sda1 File System: NTFS Mount Point: /media/System Reserved Size: 100 MiB Free: 42.88 MiB ...
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Will installing Ubuntu harm my computer?

I installed Ubuntu using wubi on hp dv6-6135dx. When I boot into Ubuntu, I get a black screen. The wireless light turns blue after a while, meaning Ubuntu has loaded the driver, but the screen ...
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wubi installed ubuntu 11.10 wont boot

after reboot (which wubi prompted me to do) i choose ubuntu and a few lines of code and i press escape and choose normal mode ,the screen fills with code i then get a blinking cursor for about 30 ...
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Reformatting a Windows system and keeping Wubi install [closed]

I have windows 7 and ubuntu 11.10 dual booted in my system. Win 7 in C: drive and Ubuntu in D: drive. I installed ubuntu using wubi installer. Now I want to reformat C: drive with windows XP. Will ...
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How do I change the OS name in the Boot menu?

I have installed ubuntu 11.10 with Wubi (windows installer) and when i boot my computer it gives me the option of windows 7 home premium and Ubuntu. I want to change the name of Ubuntu to Windows 7 ...
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Error Ubuntu 11.10 despues de instalar [Error after installing Ubuntu 11.10]

Instale Ubuntu 11.10, termino de instalar y no tiene nada, ni aplicaciones, ni esa barrita lateral de Unity, no tiene nada, ni si quiera la barra donde aparece la hora; ¿por qué? y me aparece un ...
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Why is there a delay for logging in (wubi)?

I use wubi to install Ubuntu under win7 in partition F which is fat32. When I choose Ubuntu at boot time, it jumps into a window. It shows two choices: ubuntu ubuntu recovery After choosing ...
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Can't install ubuntu in my Sony Vaio VPC21EFX [closed]

I wonder if anyone ever tried to install ubuntu [11.10 in my case] in a Sony Vaio VPC 21EFX, preferably using wubi. I tried several ubuntu builds but none of them seem to work. I just get a black ...
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Problem with fresh wubi installation

I'm new to Ubuntu and all the Linux stuff. Firstly I downloaded a Ubuntu11.10 iso and burned it through ImgBurn (freeware) on CD. Booted the CD and shortly the Ubuntu logo appeared and disappeared ...
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mount.ntfs using all the CPU while trying to run a program [closed]

I've used Ubuntu for years now, but I'm currently trying out WUBI to launch Ubuntu 11.10 on a Windows 7 system without repartitioning. It comes up just fine, but when I try to install SpringSource ...
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Pulseaudio/flash overloading CPU [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Flash player + YouTube HD = crashing plugin My laptop fan has now been going full throttle for 10 minutes (not unusual) and top shows: PID USER PR NI VIRT ...
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Wubi 11.10 freezes during installation [closed]

Wubi freezes when it's almost done copying files. The cursor still has the spinning animation, but everything becomes unresponsive to mouse clicks. Any idea how to fix this?
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Upgrading my Wubi 11.04 to 11.10

I want to upgrade my current Wubi installation (Ubuntu 11.04) to Ubuntu 11.10. Is this possible to do inside Wubi? Or do I have delete Wubi from Windows, therefore deleting my current Ubuntu ...
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How to remove Wubi, without causing boot issues?

I have Windows 7 as my main host OS, and then i installed Wubi Ubuntu 11.04. Later to this i installed a partition Ubuntu 11.10 ( beta 2). So altogether i have Windows 7, 11.04 (Wubi) 11.10 beta 2 ...