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I'm very new to Ubuntu, I used the Windows installer to install it aside with Windows 7. I chose the same partition as it has enough space. I got this message when the computer rebooted and I'm afraid if I press continue, any data would be lost. I don't actually know much about the "Loopback" and "swap".

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What should I do?

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  • By "Windows installer", you mean wubi.exe? – Byte Commander Dec 10 '15 at 14:45
  • Which Ubuntu version and which Wubi version do you use ? It looks like Ubuntu 14.04.2 or 14.04.3 and the Wubi version from iso file. Wubi formats a loopback device (C:\ubuntu\disks\root.disk) by default. The real question is "Why you have to confirm a default value to continue?". The answer is that this Wubi version is unmaintained. If you continue you will get this issue. From my experience it is better to avoid Wubi or to use a Community supported version from here. – ngng Dec 11 '15 at 19:24

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What should I do ?
You should STOP !

Installing Ubuntu via wubi is not recommended.
Download the Ubuntu desktop installation image.
Burn this ISO file to a DVD or create an USB media.
Boot from the installation media and install Ubuntu.

Read about all details in the Ubuntu installation guide.

To create an USB media from within Windows properly,
open command prompt as administrator and execute: 

diskpart
list disk  
select disk *  
clean  
create partition primary  
active  
format fs=fat32 (quick)  
assign letter=**

Note : * = number of the USB drive | ** = select a free drive letter
Mount the Ubuntu ISO file and copy all the content to the USB drive.

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