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im on xp and when i install ubunto inside windows it wont let me boot ubunto up.. no boot loader guys plz help im rly likeing it

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im on windows XP and it says i can install ubuntu inside windows well i did that but for some reason it wont let me boot ubuntu up from my bootloader, i'v reinstalled it 10 times and messed with trying to boot up with it but nothing so i have no idea and i wanna have it as my second thing to be on and use for other stuff cuz windows XP is my main for games but i dont like it for personal use, like msn firefox and all that i dont want it to be cluttered so please help me get this boat loader thing to work :)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

You can install a true dual boot install of crappy wubi, you can boot to the live cd and resize the ntfs partition to make space for Ubuntu. Make sure you MD5 test the ISO you downloaded and verify the CD once initially booted to.

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devin (devintjones) said : 		#2

u mean install it like i would a normal XP or Vista inside or like in a diffrent partition?? if so then i'v tryed installing it on my 10GB partition spaced and still no boot up menu for ubuntu hmm...

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

If you have ran through the installation of a true install (via booting to the live cd, not wubi). Then you can boot to the live cd and reinstall grub.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2

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devin (devintjones) said : 		#4

question, i dont got the CD or anything i thought i only needed the ISO / wubi to install but since my boot loader wont work for me what is grub2 used for

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

Then you have used wubi and the link is useless to you, wubi comes with a tonne of pitfalls like this one. My experience of wubi is minimal as I think it is a grotesque idea. This link may have some nuggets of gold for you.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WubiGuide

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inashdeen (inashdeen) said : 		#6

i am not sure what is the core of your problem, but my advice is this, use true dual booting. it is more efficient, + wubi is CRAPPY. but since you do not have a cd, then maybe a virtual installation might be adequate, but virtualization slows ur system. basically, if u want to have a good functional system, a cd wont hurt much to buy. burn it to a cd, and install it from the cd, set it to be side by side with windows.

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devin (devintjones) said : 		#7

sorry but i'v tryed installing the Ubuntu ISO to isntall with mounting it as a CD then trying to install it on my other partition, just like any other system i would do, and it has worked many other times, but for some reason its not wanting to let me pick the option to boot up ubuntu or XP so i guess my XP is fucking stupid

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inashdeen (inashdeen) said : 		#8

many configuration in your grub has error. i had a similar problem. try using a grub, and reinstall it,
heres a help:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/reinstall-ubuntu-grub-bootloader-after-windows-wipes-it-out/

or
http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-restore-grub-in-ubuntu/2008/04/11

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