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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Cannot Boot Ubuntu 12.10 (No wubildr / Cannot find GRLDR)
I'm new to using Ubuntu and installed it using Wubi.exe on Windows 8. I created the partition, booted Ubuntu and everything was fine. I shutdown my laptop for the night and when I attempted to boot ...
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Ubuntu recover with photorec
This morning I must have been very tired, because I was thinking of "dd" sabayon to a flash drive and use it later. I have been using the wubi installer a lot, and I use win8 normally on the ...
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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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Ubuntu can't boot. gives 'no wubildr. Error - prefix not set'
I used wubi to install ubuntu on my machine. My windows crashed but ubuntu waa working fine till yesterday. Now I am getting a "no wubildr prefix not set" error. Ubuntu doesn't boot but I can get to ...
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Password failure using WUBI
My problem is that I am experiencing issues with passwords on Ubuntu installs through Wubi (12.04 LTS x64 and it has happened 4 times) and I'm unable to access the account you set up through Wubi, ...
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Full install from Wubi: windows files
I'm quite new to Ubuntu. Being sick of Windows made me decide to give Ubuntu a try. I downloaded Wubi to just check it out, and now I'm in my Wubi-Ubuntu, trying stuff out etc.
It's a bit laggy, but ...
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Unable to install Ubuntu 12.10 on Windows XP Professional
The message that I get is: C;\docu~1\user\locals~1\temp\wubi12.10rev273log
By opening this text file, I read that some picture could not be loaded.
What am I to do? Stay on Windows?
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Black screen after wubi install of 12.10 on Windows 7 [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I have tried to install Ubuntu 12.10 using wubi on Windows 7. The installation seemed to go ok but ...
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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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error occured while installing ubuntu 12.04 using Windows installer for Ubuntu Desktop
While trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 using wubi on my machine which is already installed with Win7, at last it is throwing an Error Pop-up with error code 22 and also says that INVALID ARGUMENT. ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 wont install from hard drive after reboot prompt
After downloading Ubuntu 12.10 and using the Wubi option to install through windows 7 I hit a road block. I partitioned the C: drive to install Linux and did the primary install no worries.
But, ...
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Does the 12.10 Wubi install work with Windows XP SP3?
I did a fresh installation of XP SP3 on an IBM ThinkPad T40, 512 MB of RAM, Pentium M 1.5 GHz processor. I ran the wubi executable for 12.10 and let it download and unpack the image. When it said I ...
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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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How can I dual boot with an Asus G55VW?
I just bought a new Asus G55VW ROG notebook. I'm trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 LTS alongside Windows 8 without success.
I tried several different things:
I installed from Windows using wubi. Now ...
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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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Ubuntu Windows Installer on Windows XP Home edition [duplicate]
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Ubuntu not showing up on boot menu after Wubi installation
I've installed wubi and have done the required reboot. Yet there is no windows boot screen with a choice to ...
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Using Wubi to install Ubuntu Studio with pre downloaded image
I am running Windows 8 x64 Enterprise, and have downloaded the Ubuntu Studio 12.10 x64 ISO. I place wubi.exe and the ISO in the same folder, and run it as administrator. But Wubi still attempts to ...
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Cannot see desktop after login. 12.10 alongside Vista OS,
I am unable to see the desktop after i log into Ubuntu. I just downloaded it and used the Wubi downloader and I am almost positive I installed it correctly. But after I login the screen goes ...
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Installed Ubuntu with Wubi on Windows 7. When I'm booting up the computer, my keyboard won't respond and I can't switch to Ubuntu
After I installed Ubuntu with Wubi, I rebooted my computer and Ubuntu loaded up fine. I then restarted the computer to see if I could switch in to Windows, which I could. And then once again I tried ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 unusually slow + low framerate when using youtube or any other flash (HD6950) [duplicate]
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Why are Flash applications so sluggish?
I'm new at Ubuntu , just installed it.
Been trying to get a hold of it.
I have a high end system that i usually use with windows. ...
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Wubi permission denied
I'm trying to install Ubuntu using Wubi, however i get the error message Permission denied while installing.
Does anyone know a solution?
Full error log:
http://pastebin.com/5hjKWdcy
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How to recover Ubuntu data if it's installed inside Windows?
I want to install Ubuntu inside Windows.
However, if Windows gets corrupted, how can data from the Ubuntu system be recovered?
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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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Trouble installing ubuntu 12.10 using Windows Installer on Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 [duplicate]
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Cannot boot WUBI installed Ubuntu with Windows 8
When I select Ubuntu from the Windows boot manager screen I get an error message:
"Windows failed to start. A recent ...
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Can't start ubuntu installed with wubi also from cd
I have problem installing ubuntu with wubi. My pc is old asus a2hl2500 (maybe) 1.8Ghz, 512mb (usable ~400) intel video integrated.
Also I try kubuntu, and get some problem.
My problem is in the ...
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Error whiile installing through Wubi window installer
I am a newbie for Ubuntu KDE Environment. While installing from Wubi Window installer I am getting the following error:
Cannot download the metalink & therefore the ISO. For more information ...
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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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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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After Wubi install Ubuntu 12.10 stuck up at boot screen
I have Windows7 Dell Inspiron laptop with following configuration
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel Core i3
4GB Ram
First I created a installtion DVD as per the steps and it got successfully ...
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After migrating from a Wubi install (12.10 x64) I can't mount a USB flash drive
After using the Wubi migration script and booting into my Ubuntu install, when I plug in my USB flash drive I receive a prompt that says "Unable to open a folder for PENDRIVE. No application is ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 wont boot with the windows installer [duplicate]
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Installing Ubuntu on a Pre-Installed UEFI Supported Windows 8 system
I just installed 12.10 on my pc alongside windows 8. I followed all the direction with the windows ...
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How can I boot into Windows after I set Ubuntu as the default operating system? (I'm using Wubi)
I followed this guide here to set the default operating system at boot-up to Ubuntu. Since I installed Ubuntu using Wubi, it involved setting the default operating system of the Windows boot-looader ...
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unable to start windows installer from windows 8
I Tried going to many articles but doesn't help me to install Wubi windows installer
I tried installing Ubuntu 12 from Windows 7 & Windows 8 via Ubuntu windows installer, it doesnt start at all.
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problem after installing via Wubi
After installing it rebooted several times then when I login to Ubuntu (after inputting my password) the screen goes black and my laptop dies.
Tried restarting several times and this is always the ...
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moved ubuntu folder from C: to D: drive how to correct UUID entries
I had a previous Ubuntu 11.10 installation which was done using Wubi in
D: drive of my computer. The corresponding grub.cfg entries are:
http://paste.ubuntu.com/1546414/
Now I wanted to use Ubuntu ...
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wubi uninstallation failure on a previous install from 11.10 to 12.04 [duplicate]
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How do I uninstall Ubuntu Wubi?
I was using Ubuntu 11.10 on a laptop along with Windows 7 I first upgraded that Ubuntu 11.10 by do-release-upgrade after facing some ...
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Can I uninstall a previous release and then reinstall a newer release using Wubi?
I have Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat on my dual-boot laptop right now. However, I want to use the 12.04 LTS release instead. Since I used Wubi, is it possible to uninstall Ubuntu 10.10 from Windows ...
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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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no icons, no taskbar after i login [duplicate]
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Unity doesn’t load, no Launcher, no Dash appears
i installed Ubuntu 12.10 last night using the windows installer and when i rebooted it started up, got to the login ...
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Wubi installation sticking at almost finished copying files
I am using Ubuntu windows installer to install Ubuntu a safer way ... first time it installed correctly but due to some issues I uninstalled Ubuntu..
but now it is always sticking at almost finished ...
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How to mount root.disk from WUBI when booted from dual boot install of Ubuntu?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 LTFS. On the same disk, I have another Win7. On the NTFS Win7, I have buntu 11.04 running on a ext4 partition that was installed with Wubi.
I'd like to be able to access my ...
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Can't install Ubuntu 12.10 via windows installer [closed]
I wanted to install Ubuntu into dualboot with Windows Vista. I launched windows installer and installed ubuntu on an empty hard drive. When i tried to launch ubuntu, i got this: Violet screen with ...
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Black screen during installation ubuntu 12.10 via wubi on HP Pavillion g6-1273s1 [duplicate]
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My computer boots to a black screen, what options do I have to fix it?
I tried to install ubuntu 12.10 alongside win7(64bit) on HP pavilion g6-1273sl.
The installation ...
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Can Wubi use the ISO I already have?
The Windows Installer for Ubuntu desktop instructions say that an ISO image for Ubuntu is downloaded during the installation process.
But what if I already have an ISO image for Ubuntu. Can I make ...
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How to fix the computer after forced shutdown while running wubi.exe?
How do I fix the computer after a forced shutdown while running wubi.exe?
I was trying to download Ubuntu via wubi.exe, but the screensaver came on and the mouse and the keyboard didn't work. So, I ...
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Wubi created a usb partition on my disk
Wubi has managed to make the operating systems, including Ubuntu installation, recognize the partition as an USB drive. How can I mend them back together? This issue is causing the boot system to boot ...
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How to migrate wubi to partition? [duplicate]
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How to convert Wubi install into regular install?
I'm new to Ubuntu. I checked it out because I have never used Linux before. I used wubi to install because I was not ...
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How can I recover from a blank screen during boot after a couple of successful boots?
My screen went blank after I booted for the 3rd or fourth time into Ubuntu.
I have installed it through WUBI and the first boot was perfect.
I have checked and its not the brightness problem.
I have ...
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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).
