FW: Installing Inside Windows

[alan c]

Sylviane et Perry White wrote:
> On Monday 12 May 2008 01:18, Andrew Jarrett wrote:
>> If you are talking about using the "Wubi" installation program, then
>> it will just take some free space on your hard drive and create a
>> virtual partition (and won't affect your data whatsoever).  Its pretty
>> much no risk -- just about as much risk as using a live CD (and I
>> don't know how that could ever mess up anyone's system).  If you want
>> to uninstall it, you just remove it through the Add/Remove Programs in
>> the Windows Control Panel.
>>
> 
> Hi,
> Just out of curiosity, once you have booted into M$ what is the additional 
> time to "boot" into Wubi ?

It does not need to actually boot into Windows, although it does use 
the Windows boot loader (instead of the more linux usual grub, say).

What happens is the usual bios start up and tests, then Windows (boot 
loader) offers a text menu Windows or Ubuntu (default Windows)(looking 
rather similar to the basic grub text display) with a countdown of 
about 10 seconds I think, then if chosen, Ubuntu loads as it would 
normally.

The extra time is in principle the 10 seconds or so it takes for the 
Windows boot loader to be active an don the screen.
-- 
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391