Installation problems

[xj0hnx]

First off...Hi

Ok my system...
Q6600
680i mobo
8800GT
150gb Raptor (Vista)
80gb Samsung (XP)
Maddog SATA DVD

XP installed first, then Vista 64 Ultimate, dual booting off Vista mbr.

Ok, so I DL'ed, burned the Ultimate Edition 1.9 Ubuntu and tried using the "Install inside Windows" option. It goes through the downloading of the set-up files successfully, and then when it reboots I get what is depicted in image "Boot menu".

Boot Menu

Then when I select the Ubuntu option, I get what is shown in image "Fail"

Fail

What am I missing? I haven't used Linux since Fedora Core 4 came out, which I ran for a while quite successfully, but on a completely different rig. There's a folder in my C:/ drive called "Ubuntu", but I can't find anything in there that would continue the installation. There's a file called "interpid-desktop-amd64.iso, but when I open it and run the two executagles, it wants to uninstall.

Also, as you can see in the first image, there are "leftovers" from previous attempts. I have tried to use BootPro, and the OEM mbr editor, but none of those other, Kubuntu, adn Xubuntu are listed, and I can't seem to get rid of the entries, do you know where to look?

Any guidance would be appreciated.

Thank you,

John

[cowboy]

Are you sure it does not say Intrepid-desktop....
If it does you might have a kernel issue..might want to try 1.8 instaed of 1.9 and see if that works for you
Edit...Are you using Wubi for your install inside windows? If so find your folder in windows and uninstall Wubi and check off do not save option....that should clear up your MBR

[xj0hnx]

Hi, yes, I am running Vista Ultimate 64-bit. I used EasyBCD to remove the extra entries on the MBR. I wound up taking a chance and installing Ultimate 1.9 on one of my storage disks, and it worked perfectly, easiest Linux install EVER, and I have done a few.

I was quite happy to also find out that GRUB gives me the normal choices, and the selection for Windows points it to the Vista Legacy boot screen so I can still choose either Vista or XP like before. Really glad I didn't have to go in with EasyBCD and remake the MBR. So now I am triple booting XP, Vista, and Ubuntu, good times.

Thanks,

John

[cowboy]

Well glad everything worked out..have used EasyBCD, and it has been a life saver for me on several messed up installs...my fault..lol...Oh and welcome to Ultimate Edition....