advice on intallation of wubi, ubuntu on windows7

[Ryan Gauger]

You can also download WUBI from the Ubuntu website.

On Jun 13, 2012, at 10:08 AM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 13 June 2012 15:30, Robert Schwab <rschwab at ymail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I have been trying to install ubuntu on my computer. I previously had
>> ubuntu but lost it trying to install the latest system upgrade. When I try
>> to download Wubi, I am asked for my username and password and get a message
>> saying that they don't match. I went to launchpad, opened another account
>> and got the same reply. Any advice of how to proceed?
> 
> It seems to me that you are describing a problem with Launchpad or
> with your user account, not with Ubuntu. Are you sure that you were
> using the correct password?
> 
> To install with WUBI, take an ordinary Ubuntu install CD, boot your PC
> into Windows and then insert the Ubuntu CD. Follow the prompts. You do
> not need to install anything extra or special, as far as I know. You
> might find that you get further if you use the DVD image rather than
> the CD one; the CD is getting very tight for space these days and some
> things have been remove to save room.
> 
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