[Bug 838040] [NEW] Wubi installer fails to run after choosing install inside windows

[Erick Brunzell]

Public bug reported:

I do not often use Wubi so this definitely needs to be confirmed by
someone else, but with Beta upon us and the final not far off I wanted
to be sure the "Wubi offered if four primary partitions exist" feature
in the live installer worked properly.

I performed this test first using the Lubuntu 20110830.2-i386 live CD
and after it partially failed I repeated the test with the Ubuntu
20110831-i386 iso which also failed.

Now, the installer offers the correct options; install inside Win,
replace Win, or something else. But after selecting "inside windows" and
rebooting I waited and waited after booting Win XP and the wubi.exe
never did launch.

I then performed a retest with a Natty final image to be sure my memory
wasn't failing me.

So, unless this change was intentional, probably Evan Dandrea needs to
have a look at what may have changed.

To be honest I remember wondering during Natty testing why the user
wasn't just prompted to insert the disc after booting into Windows? That
would save a fresh download for those who have limited download plans or
slow networks.

** Affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: iso-testing

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Title:
  Wubi installer fails to run after choosing install inside windows

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I do not often use Wubi so this definitely needs to be confirmed by
  someone else, but with Beta upon us and the final not far off I wanted
  to be sure the "Wubi offered if four primary partitions exist" feature
  in the live installer worked properly.

  I performed this test first using the Lubuntu 20110830.2-i386 live CD
  and after it partially failed I repeated the test with the Ubuntu
  20110831-i386 iso which also failed.

  Now, the installer offers the correct options; install inside Win,
  replace Win, or something else. But after selecting "inside windows"
  and rebooting I waited and waited after booting Win XP and the
  wubi.exe never did launch.

  I then performed a retest with a Natty final image to be sure my
  memory wasn't failing me.

  So, unless this change was intentional, probably Evan Dandrea needs to
  have a look at what may have changed.

  To be honest I remember wondering during Natty testing why the user
  wasn't just prompted to insert the disc after booting into Windows?
  That would save a fresh download for those who have limited download
  plans or slow networks.

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