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i have installed ubuntu inside windows xp using Wubi: system is idle

Asked by Goutam Man

i have installed ubuntu inside windows xp SP2...bt when i booted in ubuntu there is a serious problem....my whole system turns into an idle system...neither keyboard nor mouse is working then...even nothing is working then.....the only way to break the situation is to restart my computer by pressing the restart button...
i have :
intel dual core processor,
2gb DDR2 RAM,
160 GB hard disk
        so requirements is not a problem...so whats the problem...please help me......

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

Please note installing using Wubi (Ubuntu inside windows) is not the best way to install Ubuntu.

A problem (virus, or ntfs partition damage) can be also destroy Ubuntu installation (Wubi installation made a big file into Windows system) so you will get an unusable system.

I strongly suggest you to install Ubuntu alongside Windows so you will get a complete and separate Ubuntu system.

In this way you can use Ubuntu as rescue system if your Windows have problems...

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Goutam Man (goutamman) said : 		#2

ok...definately i will try it alongside windows...thank you very much...

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bcbc (bcbc) said : 		#3

Some graphics cards require workarounds to install and run ubuntu. You can refer to this for more info: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1613132

It's best to run it off a CD (Try without installing) and then you can test boot workarounds to see what works.

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