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Ask Ubuntu works best with JavaScript enabled. Accept all cookies Customize settings. Download Wubi from the Ubuntu Windows Installer cdimages page ; this will download the latest version.
You can download other versions from the Ubuntu pages on releases. Run Wubi, insert a password for the new account, adjust other settings such as the disk space, and click "install". The installation process from this point on is fully automatic. The installation files approximately MB will be downloaded and checked, after which you will be asked to reboot. Do so and select Ubuntu at the boot screen. The installation will continue for another 10 to 15 minutes and the machine will reboot again.
That's it. Now you can select Ubuntu at the boot screen and start using it. The standard installation has default settings that should work on most hardware. You can choose to run Windows or Ubuntu at the system boot screen.
If you do not have a CD, try to find a computer with Internet access, and download both Wubi. For Copy both files into the same folder on the machine with no Internet access and run the Wubi executable. Older versions of Wubi can be found on the SourceForge page. Place the ISO in the same folder where you have wubi. For example, Wubi Alternate ISO files are not supported. The machine you are trying to install Ubuntu on is 64 bit. Either pre-download the appropriate 32 bit ISO manually and place it in the same folder as Wubi.
To modify arguments without using the command prompt, right-click Wubi. The installer may not work in such conditions. From release On older releases, start Wubi with the argument "--skipspacecheck".
Pushing this limit too hard may cause errors. Start Wubi with the argument "--skipmd5check". Windows 7, Vista, XP, and are known to work with Wubi. Windows 98 should also work, but has not been thoroughly tested. Windows ME is not supported.
Linux is supported through Lubi. If the installation is interrupted for any reason, you will have to run Wubi. Upgrading from FIXME other.
Upgrading from releases Please review the applicable release notes before hand. If the uninstaller fails, try downloading and running Uninstall-Ubuntu. To use bcdedit , run cmd. An easy method of removing this registry key is to paste the following text into a plain editor such as Notepad, close and save the file as something like removeWubiKey.
Then you can perform the rest automatically by opening the file in the normal Windows manner, or choosing the "Merge" option from the right click context menu.
Note: The formatting is rather strict, so copy the text exactly for best results. You may need to be logged in as the administrator to delete the key, depending on the version of Windows you are using.
User Account Control in Vista may also ask for permission, in the typical fashion. After deleting the registry key, Ubuntu may still appear in the program list. If this is the case, you may be asked if you would like to remove the item from the list. Run Wubi. Wubi will detect that there is an existing installation and you will be offered an option to uninstall.
You may want to backup the installation files the ISO in order to avoid having to download them again. Note that when you reinstall, the system virtual drive root. The easiest method is to to simply copy the root.
In the event that something goes wrong, copy the root. Note that this is not the most efficient method since it copies the whole root. Although installing Wubi to RAID is not officially supported there have been reports of users who have done so successfully. This has not been thoroughly tested and users who experience problems with installing to RAID should address their concerns on the Ubuntu Forums.
Encrypted disks are not supported. Wubi does not support http proxies, which will result in the download failing. You will have to download the ISO manually as explained above and place it in the same directory as Wubi.
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