o.O how come no one told me about this! ubuntu program installer o.O

[marine63]

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/Wubi.shtml

[marine63]

no wonder :l its pure freakn evil! it totally screwed up my windows boot file >:( and i heard such great ratings on it... did they even use it? probably not >:(

[etownguy]

no wonder :l its pure freakn evil! it totally screwed up my windows boot file >:( and i heard such great ratings on it... did they even use it? probably not >:(

The installer messed up the windows boot file?

[LeftyAce]

If so, boot your windows CD, select recovery console, and type fixmbr.

I would only recommend doing linux 'right' with partitions and a linux CD. GParted is a free (open source too) partition manager with the same features as PartitionMagic. It'll resize your windows partition without data loss (I've done it 4 or 5 times with no issues). Of course, whenever you're messing around with the harddrive, back up critical files first just to be safe.

[etownguy]

what if it is a fresh install on an older system just for testing purposes?

[LeftyAce]

What do you mean?

Is that in reference to the fixmbr option or the partitioning option? Sorry, I probably shouldn't be trying to understand stuff when I'm tired :-)

[marine63]

do you mean to install and erase windows?
no b/c ull need windows to make this work and it installs within windows.if you want to have ubuntu ull need to burn the cd

[dogdude16]

What you linked to is Wubi and it installs Ubuntu as a program under windows so you can click uninstall any time. I am using it right now and it works great.

[etownguy]

Yes, I was thinking of installing it on an older computer just for a "test drive" and based on my experience with it, maybe install it on my main computer.

do you mean to install and erase windows?
no b/c ull need windows to make this work and it installs within windows.if you want to have ubuntu ull need to burn the cd

[marine63]

if wubi doesnt work or you dont have a cd burner and such you can try using vmware or virtualbox (windows os emulators) :)...
i dont think you can use any of these programs to install it on your computer but it gives you a option to use ubuntu and test it out...
1st download virtualbox or vmware player... i recommend the vmware player b/c its the only one that works for my computer... (they both free)
download ubuntu iso from ubuntu.com (the alternate one)
open vmware and click on new virtual machine.
next >> custom >> version >> other/other >> name it/location >> number of cpu (i think if you have dual core not sure about ht >> amount of ram (512mb best) >> bridge connection >> buslogic >> create virtual disk or use physical disk >> ide or scsi >> disk size >> disk name. end
when done double click the cdrom and go to iso >> then the iso file
then start it up
press f2 when say vmware (this will go to bios change the boot to cdrom then hard drive)
save and exit
go thru and install ubuntu (takes forever!!!)
when done restart enter username and pass
finish and have fun!! :3

also try kubuntu and pclinuxos <3

[etownguy]

I already have Ubuntu on a CD so I can install it on an older system for "testing" purposes, so I'm assuming that I just have to boot from "CD" and go from there...just like installing windows.

[LeftyAce]

You are correct.

[Negeva]

http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Boot-Manager-Disk/Wubi.shtml


Mentioned this a month or two back: LINK (http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?p=1266918#post1266918)


Never had any issues with Wubi; just Beryl and ATi drivers.

[Ind-PC_student]

i did not know about it, thanks for postning this info here