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Getting more space on Wubi

First and foremost, note that I'm a complete noob to Linux, so please bear with my confuzzled rambling. I've recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS via Wubi (18GB installation on the C: drive) on an AMD ...
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Unstalling windows which installed ubuntu through wubi [duplicate]

I had a windows7 installation on C: I installed ubuntu through wubi on D: Now I want to uninstall windows on C: and re-install it on C: only. Will it be okay to do it? Will my Ubuntu installation ...
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Does Wubi format my C drive if I select C drive in 'installation drive'

I'm really excited to actually install Ubuntu on my computer but I would like a way that doesn't take up too much disk space and neither lets me have risks of mistakenly formatting / partitioning the ...
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How can I be able to start Windows 7 from Ubuntu, and not from grub? [duplicate]

While I was in Windows 7, I once changed my System Settings to have Ubuntu starting automatically, and since then I don't know how to run Windows again (what a stupid thing I did). Since I can't run ...
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Uninstall Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

I want to uninstall my Ubuntu 12.04 (installed using Wubi). My Ubuntu is on one of partitions that I don't want to delete my partition.i using win 7. And I don't use grub
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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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I Can't Install Ubuntu 13.04 alongside windows 7

I download ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso and write on a DVD then check it with a MD5 checker and it's OK. I decide to Install Ubuntu on my PC that have Windows 7 sp1 64-bit simultaneously. I follow ...
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Backup and restore Window7 with Ubuntu installed as dual-os [duplicate]

I have Ubuntu (installed using the Wubi installer) on top of Windows 7 and I have only one partition on my drive i.e. C:\ with 150 GB capacity. Now, I want to backup the whole image in the drive and ...
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After installation my mouse and keyboard doesn't work [duplicate]

I already installed Ubuntu 3 times, Server 64, Desktop 64 and Desktop 32 using Wubi but after reboot on login screen, I cannot type my password. My PC using Win7 AMD FX 8350 8GB Ram 1TB Hard drive ...
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Cannot get Wubi to launch Windows 7 64-bit

So here's my problem: When I run wubi, it asks for admin rights so I hit "Yes." Then, the mouse has the loading sign next to it and disappears, nothing happens. So here's the log: 04-13 17:14 INFO ...
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Cannot install ubuntu 12.10 alongside Windows 7 [duplicate]

I have a Asus n56vz and I am trying to install Ubuntu 12.10 alongside my Windows 7. I just want to mention that I am completely new to UNIX and that I have already tried the following methods: ...
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WUBI doesn't work with 32 bit windows

Well as the title says I can't use Wubi with 32 bit windows, it produces an error. Is there any fix?
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A newbie moving from Windows 7 to Ubuntu for the first time. What if I decide to uninstall Ubuntu?

I'm currently downloading the Windows Installer. I'm using Windows 7 but want to multiboot Ubuntu. I want to ask a simple thing. If I ever decide to uninstall Ubuntu, does my Windows 7 system may go ...
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Retrieving files from broken wubi installation

My wubi installation of Ubuntu 12.04 is stuck in an infinite login screen loop. I have tried following the advice on other posts but nothing has worked so now I'm trying to retrieve a few files from ...
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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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Recover files from Ubuntu using Win 7, and repair start-up

About 4 months ago, I installed Ubuntu 12.04 via wubi onto my laptop to run alongside Windows 7. At start-up, I can select which OS I would like to use. Last night, I was working on two reports, and ...
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Wubi doesn't work

Good afternoon. I've tried to install wubi on my computer since I bought it last September, but it seems that wubi isn't compatible with it. I've tried to install the versions 12.10 and 12.04 LTS, ...
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Delete Windows 7 after installing Wubi.exe

Long story short, I need Ubuntu on this net-book installed CRITICALLY by tomorrow. I don't have any flash drives, but the net-book already has Windows 7. If I install Wubi.exe, will I be able to get ...
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Wubi for Windows 7 on Sony Vaio is not Working [duplicate]

I have installed Ubuntu using Wubi on my Windows 7 machine (Sony Vaio). Everything installed perfectly, but whenever I reboot my system there is no Ubuntu (there is no dual boot menu). I checked my ...
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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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Trouble installing Ubuntu 12.10 alongside windows 7

I have a windows 7 laptop. I downloaded the Wubi.exe from ubuntu and whatnot, and ran it. After all that went well, I rebooted to finish the install.Then I get a screen that says " Try (hd0, 0): ...
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Cannot install in VM or through wubi

I've tried VMs and now Wubi, and whenever i use a VM to install, i get "must run in low graphics mode" with a black screen or it freezes afterward. When I install on my real machine through wubi, I ...
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Windows and Ubuntu: Can I have Both? [duplicate]

So this is the first time that I'm trying out Ubuntu to get a Tux the penguin plush on TF2 and I'm scared that I might lose Windows 7, my favorite OS. Do I get to keep Windows after installing Ubuntu? ...
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System frozen while installing dual boot ubuntu on Windows 7 - how do I correct this? [duplicate]

I was trying from last night to install Ubuntu 12.10 on my Windows 7 laptop through wubi.exe. Everything went smoothly at the beginning, but when I booted into Ubuntu to complete the install, it ...
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Can't Install Ubuntu Dual Boot With Windows 7 [duplicate]

Two months ago I tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 on my new Fujitsu laptop. I downloaded Wubi and installed Ubuntu with it. When I restarted the computer after the installation, I got a error while ...
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Mouse stops working after running for sometime in Ubuntu 12.04

I recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit on a Medion Laptop via Wubi. It has a Dual core 2ghz Pentium processor and 3 GB of ram. Everything works fine apart from the mouse. For a while, everything ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 interfering with Windows7 operation

I've been trying to do this ubuntu thing and it has been a major headache all day. I did both the wubi and full disc image installs, neither is playing nice with windows. After a successful install ...
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wubi 12.04 boots directly into busybox after installation reboot

I am trying to install Ubuntu via wubi onto my HP Envy 1030-US laptop alongside Windows 7 64-bit. I am quite experienced with windows but know very little about Linux. I initially tried repeatedly to ...
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Cannot find Windows 7 in Grub Customizer

Once again, I find myself back to the "anywhere, Anything" forum of Ubuntu... Just awesome I say... Any ways, After I installed the Grub Customizer 3.0.(1)? I ran it and I am not seeing Windows7. I ...
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Why is CPU usage higher in Windows 7 after installing Ubuntu 12.04 via windows installer?

For normal usage, CPU consumption is above 80% for windows 7. This happened only after installing Ubuntu 12.04 via windows installer. Why is it so?
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Wubi installation failure

I want to install WUBI on Windows 7. I started the program and nothing happens. Then I turned off my antivirus program and start WUBI again. And again nothing happened. I turned on compatibility with ...
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How to increase disk space on ubuntu 12.04 LTS? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Is it possible to extend the disk space available to a wubi install? I would like to allocate more disk space (300GB) on ubuntu with windows 7. I installed ubuntu 11.01 ...
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Cannot install Ubuntu

I'm using Windows 7 and when I try to install and this message appears: "An error ocurred: Could not retrieve the required installation files For more information, please see the log file: ...
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can't boot to Ubuntu on Asus X501U running Win 7

I can't boot to Ubuntu (WUBI install) on Asus X501U running Windows 7. I receive this error: \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr Status: 0xc000007b Info: The application or operating system couldn't be ...
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How do I use a 4GB USB flash drive to install Ubuntu 12.10?

I've downloaded "ubuntu-12.10-desktop-amd64" and used Pen Drive Linux to get it onto my USB. I then restarted my computer (a Windows 7 Home Premium edition) and entered the boot menu to have it boot ...
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Hibernate Windows with Wubi

I want to install Ubuntu alongside Windows7 using Wubi installer. I hear that Hibernation is disabled. My question is "Is hibernation disabled for Ubuntu only or for both Windows and Ubuntu?"
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Grub error after installing 12.10 side by side with Windows 7

I'm having some big issues right now. I installed Ubuntu 12.10 with the Windows installer along side Windows 7. Now I'm getting the error: no such partition grub rescue> message. I need help, because ...
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cannot install ubuntu 12.04 using wubi

I recently installed windows 7 on my pc and I have been unsuccessfully trying to install ubuntu 12.04 on it. I used to have dual boot system before both with windows and linux. I changed my hard drive ...
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Trouble with Wubi and dual boot install

Is there a difference between wubi install and doing an install of Ubuntu alongside windows7? I ask because I used wubi, but I'm having trouble with certain things like being unable to change my ...
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I cant see my windows drive in ubuntu

I'm n00ber than any n00b you ever seen, so bear with me... I just downloaded wubi and installed ubuntu 12.10 along with Windows 7 on the same HDD. Linux works fine, but doesnt show files from drive ...
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Wubi ubuntu won't start [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Ubuntu not showing up on boot menu after Wubi installation I just installed Ubuntu via Wubi on my Asus EEEPC 1005PX, and when I booted it up, the boot manager came up, ...
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problem with booting the linux?

I have installed lunix Ubuntu over my windows 7 using the wubi, but once the windows manager loaded to chose which operating system you want and i click on Linux, a massage comes up says error disk.
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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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Having troubles installing Ubuntu using Wubi

I am trying to install Ubuntu on My Toshiba laptop, it is a 64 bit system and is running windows 7 I keep on getting this error Error executing command ...
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Can't install Ubuntu with Windows 7

In spanish: Hola. Estoy teniendo problemas para instalar Ubuntu 10.04 de 32 bits en una pc que tiene Windows 7 Ultimate preinstalado de 64 bits. Puntualmente el problema es que al insertar el cd de ...
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No root file system defined on windows 7 partition

when I was trying to install ubuntu 12.04 in my windows 7 partition I saw the message "No root file system defined" when it told me to choose one. I downloaded the ubuntu installer for windows. what ...
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Can't install Ubuntu on my Windows 7 laptop

I tried installing Ubuntu in two different ways: First, I tried the Windows Installer, and it goes well until I reboot the system and, when booting on Ubuntu, I get the error: No root file ...
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Can I create another user in my window 7 computer to install the ubuntu?

My computer is window 7 but I would like to try the Ubuntu so can I create another user to install the Ubuntu or just do like the tutorial in Wubi ?
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I cannot boot Ubuntu from WUBI install with Windows 7

I have tried several times to install Ubuntu using WUBI. I can't use a disc as I have a notebook computer and there is no optical drive. The download and installation all seem to work well but ...

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