Do I need to install drivers

Please don't post in all caps. It is harder to read, is unnecessary and looks like you are shouting, so DON'T

If you want to just install Ubuntu then boot to the liveCD and use the installer there, you can then tell the installer to use the entire disk space to hold ubuntu and remove WIndows. Alternatively, you can use Windows to resize it's own NTFS partition to create a TRUE dual boot and keep both OSes.

If you choose to install only Ubuntu then the installer can do this all for you but be sure your backups have sufficiently recent versions of all the data you require, as the install will destroy the data in the NTFS.

ok but if i don't coose to dual boot
what will happen to my drivers
do i need to install them
or they will be automatically intalled?

do i need to install the drivers or the installer will recognise them an automatically install them?

and forget about my data (not including drivers) i just formatted my pc so no worries

all i need is the dirvers problem as i faced that problem once with windows xp

The Linux drivers for your hardware will need installing in Ubuntu. A lot of drivers are in the default install but some may need adding extra.

ok so if i dual boot i get all drivers
but if do fresh install i need to install some driver right?
and how do i know which drivers are missing
ex in windows u look in device manager
and how can i install them

ooh and when i installed ubunutu in wubi it was perfect th wire less worked fine and all stuff

and what are in the default is wireless lan and lan included as defautl
and also my video card and mouse and keyboard and audio ?
may u be more specific in which are included and which are not

You can boot to the liveCD and it will run as it does in an installed OS, just a little slower

Mohammed:

Please just *try* the liveCD -- this will answer your question almost straight away.

However, most, but not all, drivers are included. It depends upon what devices you have -- which you have not told us.

Enumerating your hardware will involve booting to a liveCd, so you might as well just find out by trying directly at that point.

ok i will boot to live cd
but how should i check if my drivers work

if i boot to life cd can i open the internet and apps?

Yes, its the same as an installed OS, it just runs in RAM

ok last question. how should i check my drivers that are missing is there a device manager?

No, that is a windows construct

plz anwer

I answered.

Q. Is there a device manager?
A. No, there isn't one. That's a windows thing

How is that NOT answering the question....

ok so how do i know which drivers i need to install
is there something similar to the device manager to help u check ur device?

and how can i install drivers after i install it

and if i just dual boot it with win 7 does is also need drivers? or it will optain them from windows?

and can i create a back up of my drivers and then when it finishes installing unbuntu i put in the usb and install them?
and just something
when i tried it with wubi there was no driver problems

Depends which you need to install. there is no single answer. The windows drivers are for Windows, Ubuntu is not windows so they are of no value.

If there were no problems with WUBI, it is 99.9% certain there will be no problems with installing Ubuntu natively on your computer.

Ubuntu comes with all your required drivers, Windows drivers are unnecessary and wouldn't work anyway, and you weren't using them on Ubuntu in the first place when you installed Ubuntu with WUBI.

You have no need to worry about drivers, the Ubuntu installer will take care of them for you, even if you do delete Windows.

There is no need to create backups of Windows drivers unless you plan on re-installing Windows, Ubuntu drivers are completely different and incompatible with Windows drivers.

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