Wubi - Ubuntu Installer

I'm going to install Ubuntu on Box3(my third computer, expendable) using Wubi! Be right back.

1. Started Firefox at 6:40
   
2. Clicked on Wubi 
3. Clicked on download now
4. Started download at 6:52
5. Ended download at 7:32
   
6. Double click on wubi.exe (where ever you downloaded it to)
   
7. You get a box with options. Select a size on your hard drive for the install. I had 26 GB free space. Wubi suggested 14 GB. I gave it 8 GB.
8. Then enter a password and click install.
9. My firewall (Comodo) asked for permission to continue. I granted it, but Wubi aborted.
10. double clicked on wubi.exe again. 
11. And now wubi say's to uninstall click here. I uninstalled.
12. Windows Security popped up. I chose unblock.
13. Asked to reboot and I rebooted
14. After rebooting, you have 2 choices. I chose Ubuntu
15. At 7:38 I chose to let the computer sit. It's at a text screen that looks like DOS but isn't.
16. It was locked up. I did a hardware reset(turned off the switch at the back of the computer) and restarted.
    
17. Again I chose Ubuntu and it went further and I walked away. (sometimes the best thing)


18. This a hoot! it's installing!


19. The Ubuntu system restarted at the end of the installation.


20. I was able to boot into the Ubuntu system no problem.


21. After using Ubuntu, I rebooted and went right back to Windows XP
    

Helping Al P. #2

Als computer quit working right again. Here are the steps I went through to find and fix the problem

1. The screen was displaying messages
2. I determined the messages were O.S.D.(on screen display)coming from the monitor
3. I popped in a Knoppix ver. 5.1 Live cd and rebooted
4. The computer worked fine
5. I took the hard drive out and tried to image it. It stopped at 77%.
6. I took the hard drive out and tried to clone it. It stopped at 77%.
7. I attempted to run error checking on it. It froze.
8. The hard drive is bad.
9. No operating system disk. I installed Kubuntu.
10. I didn't like the way Kubuntu worked.
11. I had to boot into Win 98 and get rid of the partitions(seemed the easiest) and start over.
12. It wouldn't read the Ubuntu cd, the laser seemed weak.
13. Let the computer sit for awhile. The laser warmed up, installed Ubuntu.