What Narendra Diwate says correct. In case winXp crashed automatically ubuntu is also crashed, So re-installing winxp from scratch and ubuntu have to done. However for ubuntu by using recovery CD it can be restored after installing winxp- this aspect have to be checked with ubuntu forum Knowing this I have done taking risk Wubi exe is for newbie to linux users. Anyway there is always risk in all methods. you have decide yourself based on merits of the issue (advantage and disadavantage) For your information I had upgraded within 9.04 to 10.04 - Upgrade software of ubuntu. >other question is that will i be able to fix Hindi or other language >typing system in Ubuntu if it is a part of windows ? NO Once installed ubuntu it will be independent for all purpose on par as if installed thro CD. Why i have done is - partition is problem for me is head-ache. If the method of partition made in Xandraos 4.1(trail version) is adopted for ubuntu also - it would have more helpful because during partition time, one can view the files of each partition in Xandros by using browsing button in the partition tool table to avoid loss of data of winxp etc.- before starting write to disk. <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Narendra Diwate <<a href="mailto:narendra.diwate@gmail.com">narendra.diwate@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 16:45, suranjan jii <<a href="mailto:suranjan.suranjan@gmail.com" target="_blank">suranjan.suranjan@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Namaskar. I read in one other thread that our 77 years old Sriranga uncle wrote----- "Since you hve windows I think using wubi.exe of ubuntu can be installed as part of windows software. I have installed ubuntu thro' WinxP works fine.Installed ubuntu will appear in the file of ADD/Remove of WinxP If you want to uninstall uubuntu - you to go to windows "Add/remove" similar to other exe files of Windows." I have XP2 and i want to install ubuntu 10.04 lucid as part of windows. Pls tell me how can i do this ? other question is that will i be able to fix Hindi or other language typing system in Ubuntu if it is a part of windows ? suranjan </blockquote></div>I think I had responded to the same query with a request to read up n Wubi article on Wikipedia. That would have given you an idea of what a Wubi install does. It just install Ubuntu as a part of Windows and allows dual boot. This is not necessarily the best way, but if you want it this way, then who a i to stop you. Pl go ahead. But pl do go thru the requirements, advantages and disadvatages of a Wubi install as against a regular partitioned dual boot install. You need to download the ubuntu desktop iso and write to a CD. then run Wubu from the Cd in Windows and you are done. -- ubuntu-in mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in</a> </blockquote></div>