Install Ubuntu from Windows

[Phil Tann]

Yep!!

 

DON'T!

I tried on my work laptop that has Vista, and killed it.  Works fine on XP
but Vista is not quite so friendly with auto-execute files of this sort.

 

I would suggest you use vista own tools to shrink the partition that windows
is on and simply use a std install cd to install Ubuntu on the new partition
you have created.  It's extremely easy to do.  

 

Check out 

http://www.howtoforge.com/dual_boot_windows_xp_vista_ubuntu_feisty_p3

 

Scroll down about half way to "editing vista partitions" and follow your
nose!

Worst case, you should still have a bootable vista OS.

 

Kind Regards

Phil Tann

phil at philtann.com

Mob: +61 404 098 268

 

From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Bob Cortez
Sent: Friday, 25 January 2008 10:24
To: Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions
Subject: Install Ubuntu from Windows

 

Anyone have any experience using WUBI? http://wubi-installer.org/index.php

I found this article
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Install-Ubuntu-from-Windows-in-3-Steps-Withou
t-Using-a-CD-61304.shtml and it seems almost too easy, too good to be true.
I took the plunge and I'm using it to install on an XP box that isn't
mission critical.  But I'm thinking about using it to install ubuntu on a
friends new Vista laptop.  Any gotcha's I should know about?  Thanks in
advance. 

Bob

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