Question

3

Delete Windows 7 after installing Wubi.exe

rated 0 times [ 3] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 1579 / 2 Years ago, mon, february 14, 2022, 5:03:39

Long story short, I need Ubuntu on this net-book installed CRITICALLY by tomorrow. I don't have any flash drives, but the net-book already has Windows 7. If I install Wubi.exe, will I be able to get rid of Windows 7 and use the space that Windows 7 was in for Ubuntu? I still have more then enough space left to install Ubuntu, but for whats due tomorrow, I will not. I'm installing 12.4LTS. If you have any questions ask right away and I will answer because if I don't do this by tomorrow, my boss will probably kill me. I will be on this website until I get an answer that will help me.

Answers

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

ilityushing

Add To Favorites

Follow

Total Points: 18

Total Questions: 100

Total Answers: 113

Location: Senegal

Member since Wed, May 13, 2020

4 Years ago

answered 2 Years ago housecoarmer · Accepted Answer

Wubi is a loop back "hack" if you will, this meaning that your Ubuntu will live on the Windows partition and when you boot, and tell it to boot to Ubuntu, it will tell the computer to look in the Windows partition for the Wubi install. Thus if you get rid of Windows you will also get rid of your loop back as it will no longer exist.

I would recommend going and buying a flash drive or 2 (1gb or larger) as cheap as they are these days. San Disk work really well, I have had a problem booting off a few PNY drives though so you might want to avoid those.

Short of that, you will be stuck using Wubi.

By the way, this is the best non-technical explanation I could come up with.