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Wubi installation failure

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http://askubuntu.com – I want to install WUBI on Windows 7. I started the program and nothing happens. Then I turned off my antivirus program and start WUBI again. And again nothing happened. I turned on compatibility with Windows XP but the result is the same. Now I do not know what to do with it. (HowTos)

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Submitted by Songlist on 01/03/2013

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Hi,

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