Ubuntu install can't find hard drives

Solution 1:

WUBI installs Ubuntu within a Windows partition, and it is quite apparent that Windows break your Ubuntu installation. In a regular installation, Ubuntu will get its own partition, and the chances of Windows breaking something are much smaller.

First, download the ISO image of the Ubuntu CD and burn it on a CD. Then, you can use Windows to shrink the Windows partition, and finally tell Ubuntu to install itself in the remaining free space.

If you still want to install the WUBI variant, though, you will need to provide more details:

• what is the model of your laptop?
• what are, exactly, the error messages?