[ubuntu-uk] Installing Ubuntu on a machine with Windows 8 [was Windows 9]

[Barry Drake]

On 06/01/13 12:41, Sean Miller wrote:
> Mine (on Windows 8) delivers the same screen but it doesn't come up 
> with the "corrupted" message - it loads.
> Others on here, who know a lot more about Ubuntu, may be able to offer 
> some tips in this regard.

I don't claim to be an expert, but this sounds to me a lot like the 
stuff in the BIOS that prevents systems other than Windows from 
running.  It's called UEFI secure boot.  Look for it on the interweb.  
If it is that, then there may or may not be an override in the BIOS 
settings.  If not, then it will be impossible to run either a native 
install or a Wubi install on that machine.  Take it back and complain.

Regards,        Barry

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Barry Drake is the healing advisor to the East Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church.