Dual Booting Ubuntu and Windows 7

1. Boot the Ubuntu live disc.

2. Use gparted to create a Linux partition

3. Install Windows 7

4. Install Ubuntu from the live CD installer link on the desktop.

NOTES: During the disk partitioner part make sure the Ubuntu install is going onto the right partition and not chopping up free space from your Windows partition. If you formatted the partition from step 2 then you will need to click the “specify partitions manually” radio button and make sure Ubuntu goes where you want it to by mounting / (root) in the right partition.

Depending on how much RAM your system has installed you may either opt to:

-create a swap partition

-create a swap file Swap File Help

Complete the install. Grub will automatically place a link to your windows boot loader in its boot menu.

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Adapted from:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1035999

http://lifehacker.com/5403100/dual+boot-windows-7-and-ubuntu-in-perfect-harmony