Wubi seems stuck during download

[Ashley Benton]

On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:08 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 05/07/2009 09:59 AM, Ashley Benton wrote:
>
> >
> > It was to install on a Windows computer mine is only Ubuntu, no Windows
> on
> > personal computer but my sons' games have troubles working with Ubuntu so
> > they want to keep Windows. Anyway Wubi worked and installed as a folder,
> > then my son already uninstalled it but the Ubuntu boot stayed. I was just
> > wondering why? No problem though I am sure he will reinstall his computer
> > before next month.
> >
> > Meg
>
> It should have restored the MBR - you might want to file a bug report:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/wubi
>
> In the interim, just have your son restore the MBR (fixmbr), or set grub
> to default to the Win install and shorten the grub menu delay to 1 sec
> so that it just boots straight into Win.
>
> Other info:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot
>
>
I will have a look for education but won't fill a bug report (my son being
only 11 uninstalled by himself. I know he is better than I am with Windows
but I didn't see and read anything during the uninstall.  I have no idea how
to fix Windows boot but I will look to shorten the time for the computer to
boot into windows faster. In the meantime he installed Ubuntu in its own
partition. I just had to manually install Ubuntu over the uninstalled Ubuntu
[the partition was still here] and everything is working. (He is telling me
that first he has the choice between Windows and Ubuntu [certainly from the
second installation as Ubuntu is working]  then if he selects Windows he
again have a choice between windows and ubuntu [which I guessed has been
uninstalled] ) That only seems complicated and doesn't disturb him as he
knows which one is working and is happy like it is. Oh and anyway he
reinstalled Windows without antivirus so I guess the reinstallation won't
last one month if he leave it this way. As there is nothing in the computer
that is not a problem, just a learning curve. I guess he is not really
interested in security yet or he would have done something or ask..

Thanks for the help

Meg
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