ohgee
October 28th, 2009, 04:18 PM
Hello All- I'm very much a newbie with Ubuntu and need help in installing it.
History:
1. I want to install the OS under WinXP Pro.
2. I readied a 50 GB partition on another drive that's seen by WinXP and formatted it to FAT32.
3. I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04-desktop-i386 and Wubi 9.04 files to the same folder on my desktop.
4. I ran Wubi for installation in the above partition.
5. The installation goes smoothly but freezes at the point where the message says, "creating the virtual disks". After approx. 15 minutes I abort the installation.
Thinking I may have downloaded corrupt files I downloaded them again, with the same results- the installation always freezes at the same point noted above.
BTW- I assume that both files are 32-bit, but am not certain.
I certainly would appreciate expert help in the installation, and would like to thank you in advance.
History:
1. I want to install the OS under WinXP Pro.
2. I readied a 50 GB partition on another drive that's seen by WinXP and formatted it to FAT32.
3. I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04-desktop-i386 and Wubi 9.04 files to the same folder on my desktop.
4. I ran Wubi for installation in the above partition.
5. The installation goes smoothly but freezes at the point where the message says, "creating the virtual disks". After approx. 15 minutes I abort the installation.
Thinking I may have downloaded corrupt files I downloaded them again, with the same results- the installation always freezes at the same point noted above.
BTW- I assume that both files are 32-bit, but am not certain.
I certainly would appreciate expert help in the installation, and would like to thank you in advance.