If there is problem with wubi

[freemanen]

If I install wubi, can I always remove it in xp:s add/remove program. Is there any risk what it mess up xp? Does it mostly work on machines that you can install ubuntu on?

[sandos]

There is a risk with any software ;)

But wubi is much safer than running a native installer, and it left my XP fine and untouched when I uninstalled it. Ive now got it working but had to move the installed files for some reason.

I would not consider wubi more riskful than installing a windows application. What it could potentially **** up is your c:\boot.ini, but that should be unlikely, and somewhat easy to fix with a decent boot-CD that can access NTFS partitions. And theyre pretty easy to find nowadays.


So, short answer: don't worry! But also don't expect any sort of warranty ;)

[UltimaDude]

But if there is any problems, you can always just post in the forum and we will answer as quick as possible :popcorn:

[LittLeLives]

@Sandos

So, can you show us one of these decent boot-CDs that can access NTFS partitions?
If they are so many around like you said, can you suggest a few?

[ecology2007]

Wubi is 100 % safe so far, we had zero system breakdown report.


I would not consider wubi more riskful than installing a windows application. What it could potentially **** up is your c:\boot.ini, but that should be unlikely, and somewhat easy to fix with a decent boot-CD that can access NTFS partitions. And theyre pretty easy to find nowadays.

Wubi can't break your boot.ini file. Hello1024 made a very robust code about that part and it is totally reliable.

[ecology2007]

If I install wubi, can I always remove it in xp:s add/remove program.

Yes.

Is there any risk what it mess up xp?
No

Does it mostly work on machines that you can install ubuntu on?
Yes.
Recommanded specs are the same than Ubuntu.

[sandos]

Wubi is 100 % safe so far, we had zero system breakdown report.



Wubi can't break your boot.ini file. Hello1024 made a very robust code about that part and it is totally reliable.

Famous last words? ;)

But yes, if you tell me the code is robust, I will trust you on it. :)


A boot cd that can acess NTFS?

Knoppix seems to do it:

http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25032

Sabayon does it too:

http://www.thelinuxstore.ca/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1295


Outstanding NTFS support in read/write mode thanks to NTFS-3G 1.0


Other than that, linuxtracker.org should have a few more that does this.

[Darkquest]

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