Questions about Wubi, a way to dual boot Ubuntu and Windows without partitioning. Wubi will be discontinued as of Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail).
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Ubuntu 12.10 won't save display settings after reboot . How do I fix this?
When I mean display settings I mean desktop backgrounds or icons that I removed from the Unity launcher. It just goes back to the default every reboot. The only thing it did save is the theme that I ...
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Implications of setting “usershare owner only = false” in smb.conf
I'm using Wubi and want to share a directory from the (Win8) host via Samba. When I try to do this using Nautilus I receive the following error:
'net usershare' returned error 255: net usershare ...
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TRY(hd0,0) NTFS5 error while booting Ubuntu installed as Wubi
I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 using Wubi installer. When I boot Ubuntu from boot menu then it shows the following and it sticks there forever:
TRY(hd0,0) :NTFS5:
What's the problem and how do I ...
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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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Computer shut down during resizing of drive, stuck!
Basically I was trying to resize my drive since I was low on disk space for the Ubuntu OS using a WUBI of Ubuntu 12.10(I believe that or 12.04). But my computer shut down in the process. Now when I ...
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Wubi Install hanging at 'copying files' 66%
Trying to install Wubi on a small netbook (Dell Inspiron, Win7, with Intel Atom), and I have got as far as the GUI saying 'copying files'. This is the second try, and it is hanging at the same place ...
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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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How to install Ubuntu alongside Windows 7? [duplicate]
I want to install Ubuntu alongside windows. So I downloaded the .iso file, made a bootable USB drive and started the installation.
But when I have to choose how I want to install it, it shows:
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Wubi Ubuntu install - first screen after reboot is shockingly bad [duplicate]
I was finished the Ubuntu install with Wubi, and I rebooted my computer to be greeted with some DOS-looking thing and it said some things i don't remember and then "shadow passwords enabled" and it ...
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Make Wubi installation quicker [duplicate]
Wubi installation needs to download ubuntu-12.04-wubi-amd64.tar.xz, and this process is extremely slow. I can download this file from http://releases.ubuntu.com/precise/ faster.
How can I use a ...
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Wubi installation error!
Every time I attempt to install Wubi I get an error and I'm therefore unable to install Ubuntu.
There error that I get is the following:
Bluetooth: Can't change to loading configuration err
I am ...
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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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How do I remove Windows 8 from a Ubuntu 12.10 WUBI install? [duplicate]
I have used Windows all my life, but now I have installed Ubuntu 12.10 WUBI. I'm absolutely new to Linux, and although Ubuntu is installed as dual boot along with Windows 8, I only want to use Ubuntu. ...
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Can I re-install windows without affecting Ubuntu?
I Installed Ubuntu 12.04 using Wubi.
I still use Windows 7 from time to time and now I think I have a virus on it (system crash twice a day without a reason)
My question is, If I will re-install ...
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Wubi install no longer boots
I dual-boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.10 with Wubi. I use two partition on the same HDD. My ubuntu partition was starting to run low on memory, so i added 10 GB to it. Now it won't boot into Ubuntu, it ...
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Dual booting Ubuntu with windows 8 on machine with SATA ssd cache controller ( DELL XPS )
System info: Dell XPS 8500 SE with 2TB HD and 32GB SSD SATA RAID cache
Hello,
I have been at this project for a couple days now and have hit a brick wall on researching the issue. I can't find an ...
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problem with wubi.exe
I tried to install ubuntu using wubi(12.10) but it doesn't work. My desktop configuration is windows.7 HDD.capacity:500GB., RAM capacity:3GB, processor: Intel dual core:2.xGhz.
I don't know why it ...
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Wubi installer stuck on “Downloading ubunt-12.04.2-wubi-amd64.tar.xz”
I downloaded and mounted the iso to install the 64 bit wubi, but every time I run it it gets stuck on "Downloading ubuntu-12.04.2-wubi-amd64.tar.xz . I've seen other people with this problem who never ...
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wubi's error while installin ubuntu 12.10 on windows 7 [duplicate]
i got an error while using wubi to install ubuntu 12.10 on windows7 and all the instructions were correct, the error said ( 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get_into' ) please help and thanks
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Install vmware under WUBI Ubuntu 12.04
I had installed Ubuntu 12.04 on my win 7 64bit using WUBI with success.
but here i have a big problem to install vmware 9.0.0 or vmware 8.1.0 under Ubuntu 12.04, always in get crashed to complete the ...
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No Admin User on fresh Wubi Install
I just installed Wubi fresh (Win 7; Ubuntu 12.10).
After booting into Ubuntu for the first time, my first instinct is to:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
However, I'm quickly ...
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“wubildr.mbr is missing” error on Asus G75
Well, as stated above I have an Asus G75 and I am using the Wubi installer, because I cant use a disk or USB at the moment.
I've tried reinstalling many times (with Wubi) and I've checked google for ...
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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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“Could not retrieve the required disk image files” when using wubi.exe + iso in same folder
I've downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 iso + wubi installer and put the both of them in the same directory. I get an error when running the installer (with no internet connection). Here's the log: ...
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Ubuntu installation from Windows installer is Very Slow
Someone Recommend to download iso separately and put iso into same folder also can fix this problem.
So where I have to Place iso File
on my downloads Where wubi.exe is located or any other ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu desktop using wubi in Windows 8 [duplicate]
I began installing using WUBI and then ran it using "Legacy Boot" in Windows 8. I choose my language, then say install on first hard drive. Then code and stuff pops up and then stays there.
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Fresh install continuously freezing [duplicate]
Ubuntu keeps freezing a minute or two after booting. Everything but mouse and keyboard are unresponsive (even all animations stop).
Ubuntu 12.10, fresh install using wubi.
What should I do to fix ...
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Authentication issue after Wubi installation
I am unable to log-in to Ubuntu with the username/password combination I gave on Wubi at the time of installation (incorrect username/password error). This happened twice; the first time I really ...
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Ubuntu uninstall problem [duplicate]
I installed my Ubuntu 12.10 using wubi.exe. My laptop crashed and I decided to re-install my Windows. Now, I cannot uninstall Wbuntu 12.10 using the control panel in Windows. I have already deleted ...
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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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How to remove the option to boot from Ubuntu in the Windows Boot loader? [duplicate]
An year and a half ago, I installed Ubuntu on my computer using Wubi. After a while I decided to install Ubuntu on a separate partition. So I uninstalled the Ubuntu using Wubi, and installed Ubuntu on ...
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error: prefix is not set [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu on Windows XP using Wubi, but after rebooting and selecting Ubuntu there is a black screen with the following error:
Try (hd0, 0): NTFS5:
Error:" prefix "is not set"
Sometimes ...
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Installing Ubuntu inside Windows 7 without internet connection [offline mode]
I downloaded ubuntu-12.04-amd64.iso and created a bootable USB. I tried installing it (by running wubi.exe in Windows).
But the installer started downloading ubuntu-12.04.2-wubi-amd64.tar.xz (524 ...
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ubuntu is not able to start up with Bluetooth error
I used to have dual system on my laptop windows 7 and ubuntu. when I add a SSD to my laptop I decide to install windows8 and ubuntu in my new SSD. I format the old partions, one for windows 7 and one ...
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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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Sound Not playing through HDMI
I am running Ubuntu 12.10 using the "wubi" tool on my HP Pavilion dv5-1080ei with Windows 8.
When I ran Ubuntu for the first time my monitor/tv connected via the hdmi had no picture coming to it even ...
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I installed Ubuntu 12.04 using Wubi installer. and I thing storage is limited [duplicate]
When I install updates it says sometimes no enough space clear cache and I did that.
The thing is, I have Ubuntu installed on a partition with 20 GB free the whole partition is 20 GB. And I guess ...
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how to make pen drive bootable and from where I get .iso file? [duplicate]
I have Lenovo G580 (i5 3rd Gen) laptop with win7(64bit) ultimate. I want to install ubuntu 12.04.2 (64bit) with USB for dual boot. I download it from ubuntu.com with named ...
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PXE-E53: No Boot Filename Received
I get the message
PXE-E53: No Boot Filename Received
When I am trying to run the Live USB Ubuntu demo on my laptop using WUBI.EXE
I think this has something to do with DHCP and networkbooting after ...
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Wubi install Ubuntu key combinations not working
I have installed wubi it is frozen but the key combinations suggested (https://wiki.edubuntu.org/WubiGuide#How_to_reboot_cleanly_even_when_the_keyboard.2BAC8-mouse_are_frozen) won't work.
It has ...
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Fan speed & temp
When using Windows the fan speed and temp works fine, the fan run fast, and temp get higher only when playing a very high graphics games.
Now on ubuntu , i can hear the fan noise, and i can feel my ...
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Ubuntu Wubi 12.04 LTS won't mount
I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS alongside Windows 7 32-bit as a Wubi install, but I get this:
An error occurred while mounting /tmp. I can choose to skip mounting or repair manually.
I ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 Keeps rebooting randomly
I just installed Ubuntu 12.10 using the 'Installing Ubuntu with the Windows installer' (wubi) feature on the www.ubuntu.com to install it on my computer. My computer is a ASUS with 6 ggs for ram and ...
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No sound on 12.04 (wubi)
I've been struggling with this for quite a while.
I have no sound at all (system sounds, login sound, rhythmbox, vlc, youtube etc.)
The system detects my audio card (POD Studio UX2)
I've tried ...
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How do I undo Ctrl+Alt+Backspace?
I'm installing Ubuntu from wubi and I pressed that and it went to a full screen cmd prompt looking thing and I think the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace did it.
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CPU fan kicks in to full gear when i try to install ubuntu 12.10 or LTS
Whenever I try to install (DUAL BOOT WITH WINDOWS 7) both versions of Ubuntu desktop on my PC the CPU fan starts spinning so fast that I couldn't even go through the installation for fear of my CPU ...
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Increase size of Wubi install
I want to increase the disk space for Ubuntu that I installed using wubi. I followed the instructions in https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ResizeWubiDisk. Unfortunately, these commands could not be ...
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Cant launch Linux(I've tried many methods) [duplicate]
Im a newbie in Linux, so I dont know how to fix these problems:
I have Intel core i5 , 3 GB RAM and nVidia GeForce 310m(512 mb)
I really want to try Linux, But I cant even launch it. When I boot ...
