8.04 in Windows

[Billie Walsh]

John Heinen wrote:
> alan c wrote:
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>> Billie Walsh wrote:
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>>> On 06/13/2008 Geoffrey Bays wrote:
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>>>>  Billie:
>>>>
>>>>  Why not just use the new WUBI installer which puts Kubuntu in a
>>>>  Windows directory, and can be uninstalled in Windows Software
>>>>  install/uninstall just like any other Windows application. Performance
>>>>  might be slightly less, but you will have no problems with warranty.
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>>> Not my first choice but I was thinking along the same lines. That's what 
>>> I was wondering if anyone had any experience with it.
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>> I have used it from Ubuntu, I trust the Kubuntu version works 
>> similarly though. I used it as demonstrations. It is certainly easy to 
>> install and even easier to un install. If you are nervous about 
>> warranty it is good because the delete is clean, and no changes of 
>> partitions or boot sector are used. The native windows boot loader is 
>> used.
>>
>> It is slightly less reliable in the longer term I believe because it 
>> is underpinned by the windows file system ntfs, and also by the health 
>> of the windows installation. If windows is messed up somehow, then you 
>> may also loose the kubuntu data because it resides in a folder in Windows.
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> Hi, where is the Wubi installer to instal Kubuntu within windows? John A
>
>   

When I popped the Kubuntu 8.04 disc into a running Windows it popped up 
a box and asked if that was what I wanted to do. I assume it's on the 
install CD.

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