I have the Ubuntu 11.10 ISO downloaded but I want to install the Wubi for some specific reasons. When I do the click on the Wubi installer, it starts downloading files. Since I already have the ISO with me, is it possible to make use of this ISO during the installation?
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You can upgrade a Wubi install - the same way as a normal upgrade, either from the Update Manager or via the Alternate CD (while running your Wubi Ubuntu). Note that the alternate CD has been discontinued since release 12.10 so you have to use the Update Manager.
I recommend that you check you have plenty of free space - at least 3GB - the upgrade underestimates the space it needs (bug report here).
Also, a quick and easy precaution is to backup the \ubuntu\disks\root.disk from Windows before upgrading - that way, if it fails you can just copy over the root.disk from before the upgrade.
Note that upgrading to 14.04 will require a manual workaround in order to boot.
Yes, if you have both wubi.exe and the ISO image for the same release, you can make Wubi use the ISO so it doesn't have to download the files again. This makes installation considerably faster!
It's advisable to check the MD5SUM on the ISO image, to make sure it's good.
Put the ISO image and
wubi.exein an empty folder.Technically there could be other files in here, but it would be confusing, and once you get additional Ubuntu ISO's in there, which sometimes happens for users who are trying different versions, it would be a bad situation.
Run
wubi.exeto install Wubi.
That's it. With the ISO image in the same folder as wubi.exe, the Wubi installer will automatically attempt to use the ISO image (and assuming it's an ISO for the same version of Ubuntu, and the ISO is not damaged, there should be no problems).
Assuming everything goes well, it should be possible to install without even being connected to the Internet when wubi.exe is run. However, if possible, it's recommended to be connected to the Internet while installing Ubuntu (whether you install it inside Windows with Wubi as you plan to do, or alongside/replacing your existing Windows or other OS by by booting a CD/DVD?USB).
Remember, the Windows installer (wubi.exe) and the ISO image should be for the same release of Ubuntu.
Best Answer
Yes.
Download or copy wubi.exe and put it in the same folder as the desktop iso. Run wubi.exe from there.
If needed,you can download wubi.exe from here : http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/windows-installer
See Wubi guide