wubi/ubuntu

John Heinen hensandpat at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 5 17:31:11 UTC 2009


Michael Haney wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 11:50 AM, John Heinen <hensandpat at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   
>> /  I finally have Ubuntu/wubi downloaded, It's in windows xp, in
>> explore-programs.
>> Now what do I do to start Ubuntu.  I clicked on install, get boot, cust
>> install, mds sums, etc then what?
>> Appreciate suggestions, Thanks  john
>> /
>>     
>
> Ok, first of all did you get a Window that let you choose the size of
> the drive Ubuntu would be installed into, and that let you set your
> username and password?  If you passed this step and the MD5 Sums part
> is where Wubi downloads the Ubuntu image file from the Internet and
> creates the virtual drive partition.  At this point Ubuntu isn't fully
> installed yet.  You need to reboot your computer, and before the
> Windows loading screen appears you should get a menu.  Choose Ubuntu
> on this menu and Ubuntu should start and begin installing itself to
> the virtual partition.  That process takes 10 to 20 minutes depending
> on the speed of your hard drive.  Good luck.
>
>
>   
I do have a bit of a problem though, I allready have listed on the grub
install ubuntu 8.o4 .i twice and another  one ubuntu memtest 86+ They
are all on the same hard drive.
Messy! How do  I clear those?




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