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[Jonas Norlander]

On 26 February 2010 22:45, Bruce MacArthur <bmacasuru at fastmail.us> wrote:
> On Friday 26 February 2010 03:21:36 am Varun Jindal wrote:
>> Thank you for the reply, Mr. Alan. let me re-explain my issues:
>>
>> 1. I installed Kubuntu 9.10 (F:\) in Windows CP (C:\) as application.
>> However, I cannot launch Kubuntu from inside XP. I've to reboot PC &
> then
>> start Kubuntu. Please let me know how to launch Kubuntu from within
> Windows
>> XP.
>>
>> 2. Playing Media files (mp3/mp4/vob), I could not play by opening
> Dolphin
>> and clicking on the picture of the disk.   (Because picture of the
> disk
>> DOESN'T appear. Only names of the Windows Drives (D:\, F:\, etc.)
> appear.
>> Single clicking opens the drive). So, let me know the alternatives tp
> play
>> mp3, & how to mount a drive.
>>
>> 3. I found out there are no games in Kubuntu. So, I downloaded some
> packeage
>> from Internet, unzipped it. There were so many games' folders. Opened
> a
>> folder only to find C++ files; I Got Confused!! So, Please let me know
> how
>> to install games from that folder..
>>
>> thank you once again for welcoming me to the world of joY, called
> Kubuntu.
>>
>> Varun
>>
> ******************************************************************************************************************
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Alan Dacey Sr.
> <grokit at ajinfosearch.com>wrote:
>>
>> > On Thursday 25 February 2010 11:21:45 pm Varun Jindal wrote:
>> > > thank you. I liked the open source OS. Its as brilliant as the
> Windows
>> > > 7/Vista. However, I have some difficulties with Kubuntu 9.10, as
> follow:
>> > >
>> > > I have Windows XP as main OS (in C:\) & Kubuntu 9.10 installed as
>> > > application (in F:\). Now,
>> > >
>> > > 1. Amarok player won't LOAD media files (D:\) - either by drag and
> drop
>> > or
>> > > by giving the path.
>> > >
>> > > 2. I also do not know how to install GAMEs. I downloaded the
> required
>> > > package, unzipped to find some C++ header files. But don't know
> further..
>> >
>>
> Hello, Varun --
>
> As a general rule, your statement to the effect that you "installed
> Kubuntu as an application" simply does NOT make sense.  As Alan has
> pointed out to you already, Kubuntu is an Operating System; it is NOT
> "an application" at all.
>
> Again, as a general rule, you will have only two ways to have both
> Kubuntu and Windows available on a single machine.  One is the "dual
> boot" option which is easily set up for you when you PROPERLY install
> Kubuntu.  When you boot your computer, you get a choice of going into
> EITHER Kubuntu OR Wyndoze -- NOT "both".
>
> The other is a bit more complicated, but has its advantages.  You
> download and install some "virtualization" software -- such as
> VirtualBox-OSE or VM-Ware -- presumably under Wyndoze.  Within your
> virtualization package, you may then install any number of "virtual"
> machines in the form of Operating Systems.  This allows you to access
> each OS withOUT rebooting.  That is what I have done; Kubuntu has VB
> installed, and (within VB) I have XP.  I can jump between them easily,
> although select-copy-paste does not work across the great divide!
>
> As another person has mentioned, Wine can let you run some Wyndoze apps
> within Linux; I do not know anything about going the opposite direction,
> and would not really want to try it.
>
> Still another person has cite Wubi, but I know absolutely nothing about
> it -- even though I have seen it mentioned several times.  Perhaps you
> should research that option; research is essential to Linux, so you
> might as well begin immediately!

As I read it it's wubi he is using. Wubi is installed just as any
application in windows. I haven't tried it though.

http://wubi-installer.org/

/ Jonas