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Windows 8 (64-bit) System.I downloaded Ubuntu and every thing going well and started installing it. Ubuntu is successfully installed and rebooted but then I get an error during Ubuntu's boot.The error is:

Starting Windows didn't succeed. The reason may be changing software.
To solve this problem:
1. Insert installation disc of Windows and reboot pc
2. Choose language settings and click Next
3. Use Repair
If you dont own this disk contact with the administrtor.
File: \ubuntu\winboot\wubildr.mbr
State: 0xc000007b

Here i read for many users have the same problem that i have,I think Ubuntu is not working on Windows 8 (64-bit) System

Lion Iron Zion
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    You tried to use Wubi didn't you? Wubi *does not work with Windows 8* and never has. Probably never will. Therefore, support for Wubi and Windows 8 isn't available. – Thomas Ward Sep 10 '13 at 21:56
  • Here http://goo.gl/wMzk3V Ubuntu sit said "If you have a PC with the Windows 8 logo or UEFI firmware, choose the 64-bit download. " But this was wrong,because

    Ubuntu 13.04 64-bit & Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit both of them are not working on Windows 8.

     – Lion Iron Zion Sep 10 '13 at 22:06
  • Because Wubi *does not work with Windows 8.* Wubi support was dropped during the 13.04 dev cycle. Did you try and use wubi? The error you're getting suggests that. You'll need to use Windows Boot Repair, either from a Windows Disk or a repair partition, or using media from the manufacturer, repair the Windows bootloader, then remove Wubi and install alongside Windows 8 using answers here, or use VirtualBox within the Windows environment. – Thomas Ward Sep 10 '13 at 22:24
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    Mostly correct. But the issue with wubi is not Windows 8 but gpt partitioning that all pre-installed Windows 8 systems have with UEFI secure boot. If you manually install Windows 8 in BIOS mode then you can use wubi. Ubuntu 12.04.2 and later all have secure boot, so they will work with Windows 8 and secure boot systems. But newer versions may have updates to work better with some of the very new hardware. – oldfred Sep 11 '13 at 04:19

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As explained by Thomas and Lion, Wubi cannot be used on Windows 8. But there are alternatives if you just use Ubuntu casually and don't want to create a dual-boot with dedicated partitions on your internal drive (a bit more complex but still pretty easy):

  • Install Ubuntu on an external USB HDD (I always have one ready to use as a rescue system)
  • Install Ubuntu on the same drive, side-by-side with Windows (see this post's answers for the steps to take.
  • Use a virtual machine like VirtualBox. You can find many tutorials explaining how to do this step by step.
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