[Haras1188]

I am definately fed up with windows vista! I have an Ubunto disk and want to install it RIGHT NOW!!

however, I will be patient with vista a little longer, as i want to make sure I get it right. Do you guys think it would be better for me to keep vista and have the option of booting into either at startup? I have heard that Ubunto isn't compatible with everything.

If I do this, do I have to separate my hardrive? I'm not really sure what the risks are in general, eg. will I have to backup files first and re-load them onto the computer once te new operating system is in place?

I also have a strage error message in startup, after logging into my user area in vista. It says "Error loading wingfo32.rom. The specified module could not be found." I can't find it either... and I have no clue what it is.

Any help is welcome!

[buck52]

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[PCcruncher]

Dual booting is a great option, I dual boot with xp & Ubuntu.
If your Ubuntu Cd is a live cd, you can boot from it to test it and then install it from there. The installation wizard is pretty easy, just follow the prompts.
Here is a tutorial if you want to look at it first: http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installing

Originally Posted by Haras1188

If I do this, do I have to separate my hardrive? I'm not really sure what the risks are in general, eg. will I have to backup files first and re-load them onto the computer once the new operating system is in place?

The installation wizard will have prompts of what you want it to do, then it will automatically partition the harddrive for ubuntu.


I would back up any data you don't want to lose, (Although I didn't as I had just bought my computer a short while before.)

Have fun!

Don't hesitate to ask questions here if you want. I don't know all that much but others can help out as well.


PS. I'll have a Mod move this to the correct area.

[AKAJohnDoe]

I actually like Vista. Still, I installed Ubuntu 8.04 onto an older PC, just to play around with it.

[TerryNet]

I think you should keep Vista at least until you give Ubuntu a try and learn to spell it.

The Live CD boot option (for a no cost try) was already mentioned. Also the option to partition (either keep Windows or get rid of it) at the beginning of the install process.

If you insert the CD while Windows is running I think you get the option of installing Ubuntu as a Windows application. If not, you can use Wubi. That's a good way to install if you don't want to destroy Vista yet and don't want to mess with partitioning. The downside is that you have to reinstall Ubuntu to really get rid of Windows or if you have to reinstall Windows.

[Haras1188]

Thanks for all the info. I didn't realise this wasn't the right place obviously. Thanks for all the tips, i'll give it a go now i think, thanks for the advice!!

[PCcruncher]

You're welcome. Enjoy!

[~Candy~]

Originally Posted by Haras1188

Thanks for all the info. I didn't realise this wasn't the right place obviously. Thanks for all the tips, i'll give it a go now i think, thanks for the advice!!

You're welcome, and no problem. We try to encourage folks to just "report" the misplaced threads so that the moderators and / or administrators can deal with them, but, every once in awhile, someone comes along and tries to play traffic cop.

[pvc_]

I just recently installed Ubuntu as a dual boot along with Vista. Some of the graphics are cool, and I like the fact that it's a free OS and will give it my full support. However, I don't see a reason for getting rid of a Windows OS to work with Linux. There is a lot of compatibility issues as well as support and when it comes to technology related stuff, it's better to go with the flow than to swim against it.

Ubuntu's installation disk will give you a couple of really cool options like: running the OS from the CD (no installation), or installaing it like you install any other application on Windows, and then using it as a dual boot os.