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wubi move to partition [duplicate]

im new in ubuntu and I really liked ubuntu 12.10 with wubi (windows ubuntu installer) and I want to emigrate to the partition system which is more faster, but I don't want to install grub, I want to ...
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How do I get WUBI to show?

I am running Windows XP, inside BOOTMGR (I don't know why it isn't NTLDR, the PC just came like that), and have installed Wubi. When I boot up, BOOTMGR (Windows Boot Manager) still shows only Windows ...
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How do I backup my Wubi install? Hoping to resize, add new partition, and move away from Wubi [duplicate]

My Wubi install is near ~22GB, I have an external hard drive with that amount of free space and SOOOO much more. What I want to do is be able to install everything exactly as it is now, or as close ...
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grub issue while installing ubuntu

First of all I am a non technical guy so it will be helpful if you can give step by step instructions. I have windows 7 64 bit and windows 8 32 bit. As suggested by one of my friends I installed ...
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How can I boot Ubuntu after installation using Wubi? (no bootloader menu)

I have installed Ubuntu using the Windows installer (on Windows XP), but when I reboot the computer I do not get the Ubuntu / Windows boot manager menu. It just goes straight into the normal Windows ...
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Can't get past boot menu after WUBI installation

I just tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 using the Windows Installer from the Ubuntu website on my Windows 7 Home Premium ASUS gamers laptop and while it appeared to install correctly, when I rebooted the ...
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Ubuntu kernel not present? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Ubuntu 12.04 (Wubi) not starting - root.disk corrupted When I launch and attempt to boot Ubuntu through the Windows Boot Manager, it takes me to a grub prompt, and when ...
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WUBI installed Ubuntu not showing up at boot menu after Windows reinstallation

I recently installed 12.04 using WUBI installer in a separate partition. Because of some problem, I had to reinstall my Windows. Now the problem is that my Windows has recovered, but Ubuntu is not ...
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Bootloader doesn't show after installing 12.04 using wubi [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Ubuntu not showing up on boot menu after Wubi installation I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my Acer Aspire (8930) machine which uses Windows 7 Ultimate. I used wubi to ...
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Try (hd0,0): NTFS5: error: “prefix” is not set

I tried to install Ubuntu 12 on an IBM T42 Thinkpad (Windows XP). I ran WUBI and get this message every time after selecting Ubuntu upon restart. Try (hd0,0): NTFS5: error: "prefix" is not set. ...
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Will there be a boot selection screen after uninstalling WUBI installed Ubuntu?

I'd like to know if uninstalling Ubuntu via "Programs and Features" on Windows 7 or Vista would also remove the boot entries that had once been created during installation, and would it thereafter ...
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Uninstalling Wubi after Windows restore

I restored my windows computer with wubi on it, but when I booted it up for the 1st time, Ubuntu is still there to choose during boot. Help?
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wubildr.mbr error

I installed Ubuntu on a USB stick using the pendrivelinux installer at their website. It installed successfully, but whenever I reboot the computer to switch onto Ubuntu, I get the following error: ...
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dual boot failure XP with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

I installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS alongside XP SP2. but after restarting no options were available and Windows loaded. I tried the Shift key but its not working and no grub-customizer is available in ...
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Wubi installing problem(Wubi doesn't appear on Boot Screen)

I have this problem. The other days i had some problem with my Ubuntu installation, problems with grub2 and so on. Now the problem i have is: on the boot screen appears windows and ubuntu, but ubuntu ...
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Boot loading problem after Wubi installation of Ubuntu 12.04 on Windows 7

I was new in Ubuntu OS and I was just trying to use wubi windows installer to get a Ubuntu first for hands-on. I followed exactly the same as the instructions and after reboot win7, there is no ...
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How do I access a WUBI install after installing a third OS alongside Windows?

I have never got my head around the boot loaders and stuff. I have three partitions C:, D: and E. I installed Ubuntu inside Windows (wubi) on the second drive D:. Yesterday I made an another ...
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Why can't I choose Ubuntu at boot?

I installed Ubuntu along side windows xp, and at the choose OS screen my keyboard doesn't work. I can't even hit enter to just start xp I have to wait for the count down. Any ideas?
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Wubi won't boot after a kernel update [closed]

I use Windows Vista 32bit and have a Wubi install of the 10.10 RC. It worked great, until one day when I upgraded the kernel and rebooted. Now, whenever I select Ubuntu from the Windows boot menu, ...