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How install Ubuntu

Asked by Vasant Sagar

Downloaded and opened Ubuntu weeks ago to replace Windows as my OS..immediately noticed a difference in speed and therefore thought Ubuntu was now my OS..today, downloaded Ubuntu 10 to upgrade and get a message saying "Windows can't open the file"..what is my OS, Windows or Ubuntu?..when I go into Windows properties section for my computer, it says Windows XP..what happened to the Ubuntu I downloaded and opened weeks ago?..basically, I want the new Ubuntu, how do I open the download?..thanks..V

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#1

follow the instructions on this page
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/desktop/get-ubuntu/windows-installer

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#2

ubuntu desk top has a top panel and a bottom panel the top will have applications , places , system , listed in it . the default desk top is very different than windows desktop .

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Vasant Sagar (vasant-555) said : 		#3

I don't see that, and I didn't see it when I downloaded the other version of Ubuntu earlier..what gives?

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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#4

 do you have ubuntu installed inside windows with wubi ?
 or did you download then burn to cd to install .

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Vasant Sagar (vasant-555) said : 		#5

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> Subject: Re: [Question #128735]: downloaded and opened Ubuntu weeks ago to replace Windows as my OS..how do I know i'm running Ubuntu?..would like to upgrade to Ubuntu 10 but message says Windows can't open file..am I running Windows or Ubuntu as my OS?..thanks..V
> Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:02:59 +0000
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> greg proposed the following answer:
> do you have ubuntu installed inside windows with wubi ?
> or did you download then burn to cd to install .

 I downloaded, then burned to a cd to install..is that why I don't see the Ubuntu desktop?..but I assume I still have Ubuntu as my OS?..should i turn off my Windows updates?..can Windows muscle back in as my OS if I continue to get updates?..
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GREG T. (ubuntuer) said : 		#6

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/desktop/get-ubuntu/download
 follow the four steps list on this page .

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delance (olivier-delance) said : 		#7

Do you want:
1) A dual boot XP/Ubuntu
2) To wipe out XP and have only Ubuntu

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