no disc space during installation

I should have said that it is version 12.10 of Ubundu

The OS is called Ubuntu, not Ubundu.

Are you using Wubi, or are you wanting to resize your NTFS to make free space to install to?

I am using Wubi - there was plenty of free space according to the opening
page ( it stated Ububundu needed 11GB - there was 140GB available

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The OS is called Ubuntu, not Ubundu.

Are you using Wubi, or are you wanting to resize your NTFS to make free
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A good start is chkdsking your NTFS to ensure it is healthy.

Disc check proved all OK - It happened on my other drive as well, but that
had much less free space, so I assumed Ubuntu needed more than it said and
tried it on this drive. What I don't understand is why the file
"installation.iso" is so big.

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A good start is chkdsking your NTFS to ensure it is healthy.

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What is this "installation.iso" thing ? You don't need an .iso image to install wubi.exe

You have to know that wubi installation (from within Windows) is an almost virtual installation of Ubuntu to test the Operating System. You can install and uninstall Ubuntu like any other application in Windows.

The dual-boot or/and regular installation of Ubuntu is another procedure and regular installation is quite faster than wubi.

Now please download wubi.exe from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer

then right click and open , to install.

Thank you.

First, this "installation.iso thing" is created by the software during
installation - I didn't have anything to do with it, so there's no point in
telling me I don't need it!

Second, I have followed your link and after an hour, have a full disc
again, with this installation.iso at 16GB.

I notice that the name of my disc is now "Install Ubuntu" and won't allow
me to change its name using the rename facility.

I regret that I have had enough of Linux and am going back to live with
horrible old Wimdows.

Thank you all for your efforts to assist.

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http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/windows-installer

Richard, call me paranoid but what you're experiencing (with a file bloating itself to fill your harddrive) sounds a lot like an old-fashioned virus to me... regardless of the apparent tone of Nick's response, his data is good; before seeing a good man abandon Linux for Windblows, I would strongly encourage you to take his advice and install Linux with wubi.exe, as I did just a coupla days ago.
   But first you need to ditch whatever other installer that is that's giving you grief, and run a serious virus-check; I regard Spybot SD as being an invaluable complement to standard AVS; it's compact, it's insidiously efficient, and it's free.
   If you've got a clean machine, Wubi.exe will do a fairly timely job of putting this planet's best OS on it in a user-friendly fashion.
You won't regret it.
If you encounter a problem with the current paradigm, which seems to cause some confusion regarding the dual-boot option, it's a lot easier to work around than most Windblows glitches; let me know if you need any help with that. --------- D

I suggest you to not to use wubi.
Instead of that make your usb key bootable using syslinux and then install it as you have installed your xp system first time it is faster and safer for both of you and your hardware.

Ubuntu provides excellent formatting and disk management services

Though i suggest you to make backup of your data on external device and then format your pc by managing disk space using win 98 or win xp installation cd and then install ubuntu at last

I f problem persists or solution doesnt suits you you an contact me

Thanks for your suggestion Aditya - I have got as far as having the files
from the .zip on my usb memory and have changed the boot sequence to look
there first, but the bios doesn't recognise it. I have tried wubi and that
has now worked fine, but having booted and then entered my password, apart
from the beautiful coloured background, ziltch! I have to ctrl/alt/del for
it to put me back to the sign on screen, where I can click on the logoff
logo in the top right corner. Don't forget, you're talking to a moron here!
I lost the plot with computers when they stopped using DOS and moved on to
 windows! I wondered if there was any further installation work I needed
to do to the memory stick software before trying to boot. If not, it may be
 that in spite of the BIOS allowing me to select USB as a boot medium, it
won't.

Thanks again for your efforts.

Richard

Hi Danrevell - thanks for your comments and advice. As you see, I am
getting conflicting advice as Aditya says "don't use Wubi". However I tried his
way (as that was the first email presented to me) and hit a brick wall
(see my reply to him). I deep cleaned the computer and found no viruses or
anything else to worry. I had deleted all files and references to Ubuntu and
so tried again. This time it worked! However, I have now Ubuntu
alongside Windows XP on my C drive and it politely asks which operating system I
want before loading. Ubuntu starts fine, and gives me the sigh on screen. I
sign on and it then gives me the background (all colours) and then nothing
else! It just sits there. I will look through to see if there are any
patches I need to apply, but as far as you are concerned; SUCCESS! Thanks
very much for sticking with me on this
Richard

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<email address hidden> writes:

Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129

danrevell posted a new comment:
Richard, call me paranoid but what you're experiencing (with a file
bloating itself to fill your harddrive) sounds a lot like an old-fashioned virus
to me... regardless of the apparent tone of Nick's response, his data is
good; before seeing a good man abandon Linux for Windblows, I would
strongly encourage you to take his advice and install Linux with wubi.exe, as I
did just a coupla days ago.
But first you need to ditch whatever other installer that is that's giving
you grief, and run a serious virus-check; I regard Spybot SD as being an
invaluable complement to standard AVS; it's compact, it's insidiously
efficient, and it's free.
If you've got a clean machine, Wubi.exe will do a fairly timely job of
putting this planet's best OS on it in a user-friendly fashion.
You won't regret it.
If you encounter a problem with the current paradigm, which seems to cause
some confusion regarding the dual-boot option, it's a lot easier to work
around than most Windblows glitches; let me know if you need any help with
that. --------- D

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    Hi, Richard... sorry to be so late getting back to you; I have
been without my main pooter since our mutual issues with
wubi/winblows/ubuntu. My particular set of problems ended in "format
c:", "y","y", and a reinstall of winblows from disk; I have yet to
install even a non-working version of Ubuntu like yours... i am in
microsoft hell. Sigh.
   Now I feel the fool for crowing on so about Ubuntu. It had been the
panacea for all things Gatesian for so many years, but now it looks
like The Beast has gotten its claws into the very fabric of
computer-sanity.
      Maybe I should just go back to GNU, or anything prior to 10.00.
I'll letcha know if I find a safe, reliable way to jump out of windows.
    Hope this finds you well and unwindowed. ------------ Dan

Quoting Richard Harbord <email address hidden>:

> Question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> Richard Harbord gave more information on the question:
> Hi Danrevell - thanks for your comments and advice. As you see, I am
> getting conflicting advice as Aditya says "don't use Wubi". However
> I tried his
> way (as that was the first email presented to me) and hit a brick wall
> (see my reply to him). I deep cleaned the computer and found no viruses or
> anything else to worry. I had deleted all files and references to
> Ubuntu and
> so tried again. This time it worked! However, I have now Ubuntu
> alongside Windows XP on my C drive and it politely asks which
> operating system I
> want before loading. Ubuntu starts fine, and gives me the sigh on
> screen. I
> sign on and it then gives me the background (all colours) and then nothing
> else! It just sits there. I will look through to see if there are any
> patches I need to apply, but as far as you are concerned; SUCCESS! Thanks
> very much for sticking with me on this
> Richard
>
>
> In a message dated 05/01/2013 14:01:16 GMT Standard Time,
> <email address hidden> writes:
>
> Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> danrevell posted a new comment:
> Richard, call me paranoid but what you're experiencing (with a file
> bloating itself to fill your harddrive) sounds a lot like an
> old-fashioned virus
> to me... regardless of the apparent tone of Nick's response, his data is
> good; before seeing a good man abandon Linux for Windblows, I would
> strongly encourage you to take his advice and install Linux with
> wubi.exe, as I
> did just a coupla days ago.
> But first you need to ditch whatever other installer that is that's giving
> you grief, and run a serious virus-check; I regard Spybot SD as being an
> invaluable complement to standard AVS; it's compact, it's insidiously
> efficient, and it's free.
> If you've got a clean machine, Wubi.exe will do a fairly timely job of
> putting this planet's best OS on it in a user-friendly fashion.
> You won't regret it.
> If you encounter a problem with the current paradigm, which seems to cause
> some confusion regarding the dual-boot option, it's a lot easier to work
> around than most Windblows glitches; let me know if you need any help with
> that. --------- D
>
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Hi Dan,

Sorry to hear of your problems. My new computer arrived the other day
pre-installed with Windows 7. I tried Ubuntu on that and it loaded perfectly!
 However, I can't get it to download software. I am trying to download
aol ver.9.7. I find the website; click on "download now" and it tells me
"archive manager has an error"! I have discovered an update to ubuntu 12.10
and am downloading it now - keep you posted

Richard

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Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129

Status: Open => Answered

danrevell proposed the following answer:
Hi, Richard... sorry to be so late getting back to you; I have
been without my main pooter since our mutual issues with
wubi/winblows/ubuntu. My particular set of problems ended in "format
c:", "y","y", and a reinstall of winblows from disk; I have yet to
install even a non-working version of Ubuntu like yours... i am in
microsoft hell. Sigh.
Now I feel the fool for crowing on so about Ubuntu. It had been the
panacea for all things Gatesian for so many years, but now it looks
like The Beast has gotten its claws into the very fabric of
computer-sanity.
Maybe I should just go back to GNU, or anything prior to 10.00.
I'll letcha know if I find a safe, reliable way to jump out of windows.
Hope this finds you well and unwindowed. ------------ Dan

Quoting Richard Harbord <email address hidden>:

> Question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> Richard Harbord gave more information on the question:
> Hi Danrevell - thanks for your comments and advice. As you see, I am
> getting conflicting advice as Aditya says "don't use Wubi". However
> I tried his
> way (as that was the first email presented to me) and hit a brick wall
> (see my reply to him). I deep cleaned the computer and found no viruses
or
> anything else to worry. I had deleted all files and references to
> Ubuntu and
> so tried again. This time it worked! However, I have now Ubuntu
> alongside Windows XP on my C drive and it politely asks which
> operating system I
> want before loading. Ubuntu starts fine, and gives me the sigh on
> screen. I
> sign on and it then gives me the background (all colours) and then
nothing
> else! It just sits there. I will look through to see if there are any
> patches I need to apply, but as far as you are concerned; SUCCESS!
Thanks
> very much for sticking with me on this
> Richard
>
>
> In a message dated 05/01/2013 14:01:16 GMT Standard Time,
> <email address hidden> writes:
>
> Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> danrevell posted a new comment:
> Richard, call me paranoid but what you're experiencing (with a file
> bloating itself to fill your harddrive) sounds a lot like an
> old-fashioned virus
> to me... regardless of the apparent tone of Nick's response, his data is
> good; before seeing a good man abandon Linux for Windblows, I would
> strongly encourage you to take his advice and install Linux with
> wubi.exe, as I
> did just a coupla days ago.
> But first you need to ditch whatever other installer that is that's
giving
> you grief, and run a serious virus-check; I regard Spybot SD as being an
> invaluable complement to standard AVS; it's compact, it's insidiously
> efficient, and it's free.
> If you've got a clean machine, Wubi.exe will do a fairly timely job of
> putting this planet's best OS on it in a user-friendly fashion.
> You won't regret it.
> If you encounter a problem with the current paradigm, which seems to
cause
> some confusion regarding the dual-boot option, it's a lot easier to work
> around than most Windblows glitches; let me know if you need any help
with
> that. --------- D
>
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>
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Hi Dan,

Further to my last email - Ubuntu crashed whilst installing the updates and
 sent an error report! Also I have had to enter my password three times in
 one session; once at start up (fair enough); once to download the updates
 to the system (Windows does it without even asking - I don't know which is
 worse); and a third time to send the error report generated by Ubuntu -
WHY???

Does DOS still work OK??

A very frustrated Richard

In a message dated 18/01/2013 01:11:10 GMT Standard Time,
<email address hidden> writes:

Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129

Status: Open => Answered

danrevell proposed the following answer:
Hi, Richard... sorry to be so late getting back to you; I have
been without my main pooter since our mutual issues with
wubi/winblows/ubuntu. My particular set of problems ended in "format
c:", "y","y", and a reinstall of winblows from disk; I have yet to
install even a non-working version of Ubuntu like yours... i am in
microsoft hell. Sigh.
Now I feel the fool for crowing on so about Ubuntu. It had been the
panacea for all things Gatesian for so many years, but now it looks
like The Beast has gotten its claws into the very fabric of
computer-sanity.
Maybe I should just go back to GNU, or anything prior to 10.00.
I'll letcha know if I find a safe, reliable way to jump out of windows.
Hope this finds you well and unwindowed. ------------ Dan

Quoting Richard Harbord <email address hidden>:

> Question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> Richard Harbord gave more information on the question:
> Hi Danrevell - thanks for your comments and advice. As you see, I am
> getting conflicting advice as Aditya says "don't use Wubi". However
> I tried his
> way (as that was the first email presented to me) and hit a brick wall
> (see my reply to him). I deep cleaned the computer and found no viruses
or
> anything else to worry. I had deleted all files and references to
> Ubuntu and
> so tried again. This time it worked! However, I have now Ubuntu
> alongside Windows XP on my C drive and it politely asks which
> operating system I
> want before loading. Ubuntu starts fine, and gives me the sigh on
> screen. I
> sign on and it then gives me the background (all colours) and then
nothing
> else! It just sits there. I will look through to see if there are any
> patches I need to apply, but as far as you are concerned; SUCCESS!
Thanks
> very much for sticking with me on this
> Richard
>
>
> In a message dated 05/01/2013 14:01:16 GMT Standard Time,
> <email address hidden> writes:
>
> Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> danrevell posted a new comment:
> Richard, call me paranoid but what you're experiencing (with a file
> bloating itself to fill your harddrive) sounds a lot like an
> old-fashioned virus
> to me... regardless of the apparent tone of Nick's response, his data is
> good; before seeing a good man abandon Linux for Windblows, I would
> strongly encourage you to take his advice and install Linux with
> wubi.exe, as I
> did just a coupla days ago.
> But first you need to ditch whatever other installer that is that's
giving
> you grief, and run a serious virus-check; I regard Spybot SD as being an
> invaluable complement to standard AVS; it's compact, it's insidiously
> efficient, and it's free.
> If you've got a clean machine, Wubi.exe will do a fairly timely job of
> putting this planet's best OS on it in a user-friendly fashion.
> You won't regret it.
> If you encounter a problem with the current paradigm, which seems to
cause
> some confusion regarding the dual-boot option, it's a lot easier to work
> around than most Windblows glitches; let me know if you need any help
with
> that. --------- D
>
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Yes DOS works fine

    Hi, Richard, glad to hear you've had some luck of late... even if
it does appear to represent a small victory for The Beast. <g>
    Since you mentioned "being lost after DOS", I think I can safely
assume we are both old enough to remember when most things, even in
the computer realm, actually worked most of the time if one only knew
how to invoke the proper incantations and algorithms. I fear those
days are gone, my friend... apparently the likelihood of success
within Windows 7, Ubuntu 12+, and the Florida Lottery is roughly
equivalent nowadays.
    Wishing you continued success, in whatever unlikely incongruous
form it may appear. ------------------ D

Quoting Richard Harbord <email address hidden>:

> Question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> Status: Answered => Open
>
> Richard Harbord is still having a problem:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Sorry to hear of your problems. My new computer arrived the other day
> pre-installed with Windows 7. I tried Ubuntu on that and it loaded
> perfectly!
> However, I can't get it to download software. I am trying to download
> aol ver.9.7. I find the website; click on "download now" and it tells me
> "archive manager has an error"! I have discovered an update to ubuntu 12.10
> and am downloading it now - keep you posted
>
> Richard
>
>
> In a message dated 18/01/2013 01:11:10 GMT Standard Time,
> <email address hidden> writes:
>
> Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> danrevell proposed the following answer:
> Hi, Richard... sorry to be so late getting back to you; I have
> been without my main pooter since our mutual issues with
> wubi/winblows/ubuntu. My particular set of problems ended in "format
> c:", "y","y", and a reinstall of winblows from disk; I have yet to
> install even a non-working version of Ubuntu like yours... i am in
> microsoft hell. Sigh.
> Now I feel the fool for crowing on so about Ubuntu. It had been the
> panacea for all things Gatesian for so many years, but now it looks
> like The Beast has gotten its claws into the very fabric of
> computer-sanity.
> Maybe I should just go back to GNU, or anything prior to 10.00.
> I'll letcha know if I find a safe, reliable way to jump out of windows.
> Hope this finds you well and unwindowed. ------------ Dan
>
>
>
> Quoting Richard Harbord <email address hidden>:
>
>> Question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>>
>> Richard Harbord gave more information on the question:
>> Hi Danrevell - thanks for your comments and advice. As you see, I am
>> getting conflicting advice as Aditya says "don't use Wubi". However
>> I tried his
>> way (as that was the first email presented to me) and hit a brick wall
>> (see my reply to him). I deep cleaned the computer and found no viruses
> or
>> anything else to worry. I had deleted all files and references to
>> Ubuntu and
>> so tried again. This time it worked! However, I have now Ubuntu
>> alongside Windows XP on my C drive and it politely asks which
>> operating system I
>> want before loading. Ubuntu starts fine, and gives me the sigh on
>> screen. I
>> sign on and it then gives me the background (all colours) and then
> nothing
>> else! It just sits there. I will look through to see if there are any
>> patches I need to apply, but as far as you are concerned; SUCCESS!
> Thanks
>> very much for sticking with me on this
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 05/01/2013 14:01:16 GMT Standard Time,
>> <email address hidden> writes:
>>
>> Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>>
>> danrevell posted a new comment:
>> Richard, call me paranoid but what you're experiencing (with a file
>> bloating itself to fill your harddrive) sounds a lot like an
>> old-fashioned virus
>> to me... regardless of the apparent tone of Nick's response, his data is
>> good; before seeing a good man abandon Linux for Windblows, I would
>> strongly encourage you to take his advice and install Linux with
>> wubi.exe, as I
>> did just a coupla days ago.
>> But first you need to ditch whatever other installer that is that's
> giving
>> you grief, and run a serious virus-check; I regard Spybot SD as being an
>> invaluable complement to standard AVS; it's compact, it's insidiously
>> efficient, and it's free.
>> If you've got a clean machine, Wubi.exe will do a fairly timely job of
>> putting this planet's best OS on it in a user-friendly fashion.
>> You won't regret it.
>> If you encounter a problem with the current paradigm, which seems to
> cause
>> some confusion regarding the dual-boot option, it's a lot easier to work
>> around than most Windblows glitches; let me know if you need any help
> with
>> that. --------- D
>>
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>> You received this question notification because you asked the question.
>>
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>> subscriber of the question.
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    ... and then the next message, an echo of my own sentiments sent
just a moment earlier... hahahahahahaha, this would be amusing if it
were not so tragic, heh heh. Sob.
    I have never seen Ubuntu send an error message, Richard. I have
never seen Ubuntu crash, lock up, or refuse to at least attempt what I
required.
    I HAVE seen it circumvent a power loss by rebooting itself,
apologise for the interruption, and ask if I wanted to take up where I
left off ( and then pull up the application and exact file I was
working on when the power failed).
    I HAVE seen it fully functional and apparently unaware of the fact
that the Windows partition has succumbed to an online virus at
precisely the same moment that a nearby Windows machine also succumbed.
    I have seen it quietly slip itself into its own partition
alongside Windows without Windows having the slightest clue that it
was onboard, and later offer a lengthy menu of Windows formats, Apple
formats, and 3rd-party formats in which to save my work... all of
which Ubuntu was willing to save to, retrieve, and interpret correctly.
    Until last week.
    It may be accurate to say that the Last Great Hope of the Computer
Age has died, from a virus incurred by sleeping with Microsoft.
    God help us all.
    ------------------------------------ D

Quoting Richard Harbord <email address hidden>:

> Question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> Richard Harbord gave more information on the question:
> Hi Dan,
>
> Further to my last email - Ubuntu crashed whilst installing the updates and
> sent an error report! Also I have had to enter my password three times in
> one session; once at start up (fair enough); once to download the updates
> to the system (Windows does it without even asking - I don't know which is
> worse); and a third time to send the error report generated by Ubuntu -
> WHY???
>
> Does DOS still work OK??
>
> A very frustrated Richard
>
>
> In a message dated 18/01/2013 01:11:10 GMT Standard Time,
> <email address hidden> writes:
>
> Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> danrevell proposed the following answer:
> Hi, Richard... sorry to be so late getting back to you; I have
> been without my main pooter since our mutual issues with
> wubi/winblows/ubuntu. My particular set of problems ended in "format
> c:", "y","y", and a reinstall of winblows from disk; I have yet to
> install even a non-working version of Ubuntu like yours... i am in
> microsoft hell. Sigh.
> Now I feel the fool for crowing on so about Ubuntu. It had been the
> panacea for all things Gatesian for so many years, but now it looks
> like The Beast has gotten its claws into the very fabric of
> computer-sanity.
> Maybe I should just go back to GNU, or anything prior to 10.00.
> I'll letcha know if I find a safe, reliable way to jump out of windows.
> Hope this finds you well and unwindowed. ------------ Dan
>
>
>
> Quoting Richard Harbord <email address hidden>:
>
>> Question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>>
>> Richard Harbord gave more information on the question:
>> Hi Danrevell - thanks for your comments and advice. As you see, I am
>> getting conflicting advice as Aditya says "don't use Wubi". However
>> I tried his
>> way (as that was the first email presented to me) and hit a brick wall
>> (see my reply to him). I deep cleaned the computer and found no viruses
> or
>> anything else to worry. I had deleted all files and references to
>> Ubuntu and
>> so tried again. This time it worked! However, I have now Ubuntu
>> alongside Windows XP on my C drive and it politely asks which
>> operating system I
>> want before loading. Ubuntu starts fine, and gives me the sigh on
>> screen. I
>> sign on and it then gives me the background (all colours) and then
> nothing
>> else! It just sits there. I will look through to see if there are any
>> patches I need to apply, but as far as you are concerned; SUCCESS!
> Thanks
>> very much for sticking with me on this
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 05/01/2013 14:01:16 GMT Standard Time,
>> <email address hidden> writes:
>>
>> Your question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
>>
>> danrevell posted a new comment:
>> Richard, call me paranoid but what you're experiencing (with a file
>> bloating itself to fill your harddrive) sounds a lot like an
>> old-fashioned virus
>> to me... regardless of the apparent tone of Nick's response, his data is
>> good; before seeing a good man abandon Linux for Windblows, I would
>> strongly encourage you to take his advice and install Linux with
>> wubi.exe, as I
>> did just a coupla days ago.
>> But first you need to ditch whatever other installer that is that's
> giving
>> you grief, and run a serious virus-check; I regard Spybot SD as being an
>> invaluable complement to standard AVS; it's compact, it's insidiously
>> efficient, and it's free.
>> If you've got a clean machine, Wubi.exe will do a fairly timely job of
>> putting this planet's best OS on it in a user-friendly fashion.
>> You won't regret it.
>> If you encounter a problem with the current paradigm, which seems to
> cause
>> some confusion regarding the dual-boot option, it's a lot easier to work
>> around than most Windblows glitches; let me know if you need any help
> with
>> that. --------- D
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   Hahahahahahaha....... no idea what this was in response to, but I
heartily concur!
   At least, DOS worked fine in its day... I used to use it to rip the
guts from a recalcitrant copy of Millenium gone squirrely, until it
was too crippled to deny me access to my own system files, and
surrendured to a re-install.
   Among other things.
   Thanx for the shoutback, Parsnip.

Quoting actionparsnip <email address hidden>:

> Question #218129 on ubiquity in Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+question/218129
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> Status: Open => Answered
>
> actionparsnip proposed the following answer:
> Yes DOS works fine
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