Can not install under windows
I am trying to install from windows and it get the following error ... here is the log
10-30 19:27 INFO root: === wubi 9.10ubuntu1 rev160 ===
10-30 19:27 DEBUG root: Logfile is c:\docume~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG root: sys.argv = ['main.pyo', '--exefile=
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: data_dir=
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: 7z=C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Fetching basic info...
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: original_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: platform=win32
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: osname=nt
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: language=en_US
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: encoding=cp1252
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: arch=amd64
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Parsing isolist=
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-i386
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Xubuntu-amd64
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-amd64
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-i386
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-amd64
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Ubuntu-i386
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Mythbuntu-amd64
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro Kubuntu-i386
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro KubuntuNetbook-i386
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Adding distro UbuntuNetbookRe
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Fetching host info...
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: registry_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows version=xp
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_sp=Service Pack 2
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_build=2600
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: gmt=-6
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: country=US
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: timezone=
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_full_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: user_directory=
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: windows_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: processor_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: bootloader=xp
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: system_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(C: hd 94884.7070313 mb free ntfs)
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: drive=Drive(D: cd 0.0 mb free cdfs)
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: uninstaller_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: previous_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: previous_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_layout=us
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: keyboard_variant=
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: python locale=('en_US', 'cp1252')
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: locale=en_US.UTF-8
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: total_memory_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Searching ISOs on USB devices
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Searching for local CDs
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: does not contain C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: checking whether D:\ is a valid Ubuntu CD
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: parsing info from str=Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
10-30 19:27 DEBUG Distro: parsed info={'name': 'Ubuntu', 'subversion': 'Release', 'version': '9.10', 'build': '20091028.5', 'codename': 'Karmic Koala', 'arch': 'i386'}
10-30 19:27 INFO Distro: Found a valid CD for Ubuntu: D:\
10-30 19:27 INFO root: Running the CD menu...
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsFrontend: __init__...
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsFrontend: on_init...
10-30 19:27 INFO WinuiPage: appname=wubi, localedir=
10-30 19:27 INFO WinuiPage: appname=wubi, localedir=
10-30 19:27 INFO root: CD menu finished
10-30 19:27 INFO root: Running the installer...
10-30 19:27 INFO WinuiPage: appname=wubi, localedir=
10-30 19:27 INFO WinuiPage: appname=wubi, localedir=
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WinuiInstallati
10-30 19:27 INFO root: Received settings
10-30 19:27 INFO WinuiPage: appname=wubi, localedir=
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: # Running tasklist...
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running select_
10-30 19:27 INFO WindowsBackend: Installing into C:\ubuntu
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished select_target_dir
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running create_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\disks
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\install
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG CommonBackend: Creating dir C:\ubuntu\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished create_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running uncompress_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished uncompress_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running create_
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Copying uninstaller D:\wubi.exe -> C:\ubuntu\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG registry: Setting registry key -2147483646 Software\
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished create_uninstaller
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running copy_installati
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Copying C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Copying C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG WindowsBackend: Copying C:\DOCUME~
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Finished copy_installati
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ## Running get_iso...
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: New task copy_file
10-30 19:27 DEBUG TaskList: ### Running copy_file...
10-30 19:37 DEBUG TaskList: ### Finished copy_file
10-30 19:37 ERROR TaskList: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
IOError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
10-30 19:37 DEBUG TaskList: # Cancelling tasklist
10-30 19:37 DEBUG TaskList: New task check_iso
10-30 19:37 ERROR root: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
IOError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
10-30 19:37 DEBUG CommonBackend: Searching for local ISO
10-30 19:37 DEBUG CommonBackend: Could not find any ISO or CD, downloading one now
10-30 19:37 DEBUG TaskList: New task get_metalink
10-30 19:37 ERROR TaskList: Cannot download the metalink and therefore the ISO
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
File "\lib\wubi\
Exception: Cannot download the metalink and therefore the ISO
10-30 19:37 DEBUG TaskList: # Cancelling tasklist
10-30 19:37 DEBUG TaskList: # Finished tasklist
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