Quick Answer: Does Installing Ubuntu Delete Windows?

If you want to keep Windows installed and choose whether to start Windows or Ubuntu each time you start the computer, choose Install Ubuntu alongside Windows. … All of the files on the disk will be deleted before Ubuntu is put on it, so make sure you have backup copies of anything you wanted to keep.

Will Ubuntu installation erase my files?

The installation you’re about to do will give you full control to completely erase your hard drive, or be very specific about partitions and where to put Ubuntu. If you have an extra SSD or hard drive installed and want to dedicate that to Ubuntu, things will be more straightforward.

How can I recover my Windows after installing Ubuntu?

Here is what you should do to fix it:

1. Boot up an Ubuntu LiveCD.
2. On the top taskbar click on the “Places” menu.
3. Select your Windows partition (it will be shown by its partition size, and may also have a label such as “OS”)
4. Navigate to windows/system32/dllcache.
5. Copy hal. dll from there to windows/system32/
6. Reboot.