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wubi installation failed on windows 8.1

Asked by William Satterthwaite

when restarting after install I get this

[img]http://i.imgur.com/q1gyA1s.jpg[/img]

Then when I clicked ubuntu

It just says this

[img]http://i.imgur.com/m9mOLi1.jpg[/img]

I'm using acer aspire e1-531 with intel pentium 2.2GHz processor and 4gb ram

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N1ck 7h0m4d4k15 (nicktux) said : 		#1

Thank you for taking the time to report this issue and helping to make Ubuntu better.
You can also find help with your problem in the support forum of your local Ubuntu community http://loco.ubuntu.com/ or asking at http://askubuntu.com or http://ubuntuforums.org .
Do not forget to mark this question as "solved" when this done, by clicking the button "This solved my question" in the appropriate answer.

Wubi project (Windows installer) does not support Windows 8 or 8.1 , especially when a UEFI and a Secure Boot is present.

Please read the the warning here
http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-with-windows

Best Regards
    NikTh

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#2

Wubi is not compatible with Windows8. You MUST do anreal install or use Virtualbox (Or similar)

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