So ive tried this and cant seem to get it to completely extract and install. At the very end it says access denied and refers me to a log error? I looked through it and will message you the log if you could figure out whats gong wrong. Thanks
I'm going to install Ubuntu from the ISO Wubi.exe. I have two hard drives, one is used for nothing and the other is running Win7 and ALSO a partition for my programs and other stuff. So it already has two partitions. The question is: Is it safe to create a third partition and install Ubuntu on it, or will having that many partitions mess the whole thing up?
@FighterByte You should be fine. To explain: A single hard drive can have up to 4 primary partitions (only one of these will be an active partition). Or you can have 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition.
So in short, you should be fine. And installing via Wubi will still give you the functionality of removing Ubuntu altogether at a later time should you choose, via Windows anyways. At which point the drive will be put back the way it is prior to installing Ubuntu via Wubi.
@TechieSmarts Thanks for the quick answer! I might try it later this week. Having to install everything again from scratch will piss me off, for I just got everything in order again after failing in installing the drivers for my headphones.
@FighterByte you're welcome! I can honestly say that I have been there before. If you have a spare USB flash drive laying around you could use the Live CD to create an Ubuntu Flash drive with persistence and bypass your hard drives completely.Pendrivelinux used to be a great site for this info. Just a thought.
@TechieSmarts Yes. Windows works normally. I can't boot up into Ubuntu. I tried to reinstall (Wubi) with no success. I couldn't boot up straight from a LiveCD also. :(
@Dacha204 I'm not sure if you're able to get far enough into the boot process for booting from the Live CD itself, but you may want to run a MemTest scan on your RAM and make sure there isn't something going on there. Since both the Wubi installer and the Live CD utilize a lot of RAM during the boot/install processes. MemTest will take a while to run but it should give you a good idea if there is something going on.
@BeeAyyeee It should work very much the same way. The big difference is if you are using an Ubuntu Live CD is that you already have the installation files. If you use the standalone Wubi file it will download about 700MB's worth of installation files. I'll send the link concerning using the standalone Wubi file to your YouTube inbox for you. Aside from that, it's pretty straight forward.
Hi, if I install Ubuntu via wubi, will Ubuntu be able to take full advantages of my computers hardware? Because if I install it in VMware workstation it can only use about 2 gb ram out of my available 4. Thanks a lot, and great videos!
@Netrom1705 Thanks! To answer your question, yes installing Ubuntu via Wubi will allow Ubuntu to utilize all of your computers hardware unlike running Ubuntu as a virtual machine. Reason being Wubi installs Ubuntu as a separate OS under a dual-boot setup. Whereas running under VMware relies on the host OS to handle things like memory management and cpu management. This is why VMware and VirtualBox often only utilize a portion of the host computers resources.
Hi! I'd like to ask the author a question: could you explain how have you recorded for eg. GRUB's selection of the OS and Ubuntu installation? Have you used a virtual machine (like VirtualBox) and just record that or something else? I'd be grateful for your answer.
@Przemulala Sorry for the delay. I use Virtual Box for all of my Linux videos (and a couple of the Windows videos as well). Due to issues with the latest versions of Ubuntu, native screen recording was problematic to say the least. So I record the full screen from the host and run the guest in Virtual Box. Thanks for asking!
@Abstralaxy if you install via Wubi, before the first reboot only the setup files from within WIndows. Nothing is actually installed at this point. After the reboot the system will boot into the Ubuntu installer where everything is acutally installed as well as GRUB. At this point everytime the PC boots you will see the GRUB prompt (unless you remove the Ubuntu install at a later time).
You're welcome. Wubi is pretty awesome at setting up a dual-boot quickly with very little trouble. What I like about it is being able to remove Ubuntu easily without screwing around with bootloaders.
So ive tried this and cant seem to get it to completely extract and install. At the very end it says access denied and refers me to a log error? I looked through it and will message you the log if you could figure out whats gong wrong. Thanks
anasasisxeno 2 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
@anasasisxeno Whenever you get a free second shoot the log error to my inbox and I'll be happy to give it a look over.
TechieSmarts 2 days ago
I'm going to install Ubuntu from the ISO Wubi.exe. I have two hard drives, one is used for nothing and the other is running Win7 and ALSO a partition for my programs and other stuff. So it already has two partitions. The question is: Is it safe to create a third partition and install Ubuntu on it, or will having that many partitions mess the whole thing up?
FighterByte 4 days ago
@FighterByte You should be fine. To explain: A single hard drive can have up to 4 primary partitions (only one of these will be an active partition). Or you can have 3 primary partitions and 1 extended partition.
So in short, you should be fine. And installing via Wubi will still give you the functionality of removing Ubuntu altogether at a later time should you choose, via Windows anyways. At which point the drive will be put back the way it is prior to installing Ubuntu via Wubi.
TechieSmarts 4 days ago
@TechieSmarts Thanks for the quick answer! I might try it later this week. Having to install everything again from scratch will piss me off, for I just got everything in order again after failing in installing the drivers for my headphones.
FighterByte 4 days ago
@FighterByte you're welcome! I can honestly say that I have been there before. If you have a spare USB flash drive laying around you could use the Live CD to create an Ubuntu Flash drive with persistence and bypass your hard drives completely.Pendrivelinux used to be a great site for this info. Just a thought.
TechieSmarts 4 days ago
finally a good tutoral
gmandog6 1 week ago
@gmandog6 Thank you! Glad to help!
TechieSmarts 1 week ago
Got "Try (hd0,0) NTFS5: move memory fails" and can't boot up. Any solution?
Dacha204 2 weeks ago
@Dacha204 Are you able to boot back into Windows?
TechieSmarts 2 weeks ago
@TechieSmarts Yes. Windows works normally. I can't boot up into Ubuntu. I tried to reinstall (Wubi) with no success. I couldn't boot up straight from a LiveCD also. :(
Dacha204 2 weeks ago
@Dacha204 I'm not sure if you're able to get far enough into the boot process for booting from the Live CD itself, but you may want to run a MemTest scan on your RAM and make sure there isn't something going on there. Since both the Wubi installer and the Live CD utilize a lot of RAM during the boot/install processes. MemTest will take a while to run but it should give you a good idea if there is something going on.
TechieSmarts 1 week ago
Hey I want to do this but I suck with computers so just a question...
Will this work perfectly I just download the Wubi File? Or do I HAVE to use the live iso?
BeeAyyeee 2 weeks ago
@BeeAyyeee It should work very much the same way. The big difference is if you are using an Ubuntu Live CD is that you already have the installation files. If you use the standalone Wubi file it will download about 700MB's worth of installation files. I'll send the link concerning using the standalone Wubi file to your YouTube inbox for you. Aside from that, it's pretty straight forward.
TechieSmarts 2 weeks ago
@TechieSmarts Alright thanks for the help bro
BeeAyyeee 2 weeks ago
Hi, if I install Ubuntu via wubi, will Ubuntu be able to take full advantages of my computers hardware? Because if I install it in VMware workstation it can only use about 2 gb ram out of my available 4. Thanks a lot, and great videos!
Netrom1705 1 month ago
@Netrom1705 Thanks! To answer your question, yes installing Ubuntu via Wubi will allow Ubuntu to utilize all of your computers hardware unlike running Ubuntu as a virtual machine. Reason being Wubi installs Ubuntu as a separate OS under a dual-boot setup. Whereas running under VMware relies on the host OS to handle things like memory management and cpu management. This is why VMware and VirtualBox often only utilize a portion of the host computers resources.
TechieSmarts 1 month ago
Hi! I'd like to ask the author a question: could you explain how have you recorded for eg. GRUB's selection of the OS and Ubuntu installation? Have you used a virtual machine (like VirtualBox) and just record that or something else? I'd be grateful for your answer.
Przemulala 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@Przemulala Sorry for the delay. I use Virtual Box for all of my Linux videos (and a couple of the Windows videos as well). Due to issues with the latest versions of Ubuntu, native screen recording was problematic to say the least. So I record the full screen from the host and run the guest in Virtual Box. Thanks for asking!
TechieSmarts 1 month ago
@Abstralaxy if you install via Wubi, before the first reboot only the setup files from within WIndows. Nothing is actually installed at this point. After the reboot the system will boot into the Ubuntu installer where everything is acutally installed as well as GRUB. At this point everytime the PC boots you will see the GRUB prompt (unless you remove the Ubuntu install at a later time).
TechieSmarts 2 months ago
Hey, I have a question, will GRUB be automatically installed when you reboot from the first part of the installation?
If it is automatically installed, will GRUB boot screen show up every time you boot? Or is there a key to open it?
Abstralaxy 2 months ago
Very nice tutorial. Easy to understand.
Abstralaxy 2 months ago
You're welcome. Wubi is pretty awesome at setting up a dual-boot quickly with very little trouble. What I like about it is being able to remove Ubuntu easily without screwing around with bootloaders.
TechieSmarts 2 months ago
Great tutorial, I never tried to install with wubi before.
davorsite 2 months ago