Ubuntu On Lappy

I downloaded the Windows Ubuntu installer, Wubi and installed Ubuntu 8.04.1. My Linksys wireless card wouldn't work but my Netgear card worked immediately. The startup is horribly slow so I want to format the harddrive and do a full install of Ubuntu on Lappy. I'm just waiting for the next realease to drop in less than two weeks. I've inserted a count-down thingy to show when it is ready.