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In my first article that is posted at 29.10.2010 “Installing Ubuntu 10.10 on a Windows 7

System (Dual booting) with Radeon X300/X550/X1050 SERIES Graphics Card”. I got
most of email in that most of the people are asked me to give step by step Installation
method for Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10 in dual booting. So I am trying to give you to
installation method for both Operating Systems. I hope it will help to you for easy
installation for Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10 in Dual booting method.

I have installed Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10 on HP dx 7200 micro towers.

System Information :-
Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7201)
(7201.winmain_win7ids.090601-1516)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Compaq dx7200 Micro tower
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel (R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.2GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3584MB RAM
Display Devices
Card name: Radeon X300/X550/X1050 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM)
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Hard Disk
SAMSUNG HD 321HJ of 500 GB.

First I completely formatted the hard disk

Second I made three partitions in hard disk (C, D & E)
In partition C, I installed windows 7 (First windows should be installed in newly
formatted hard disk)
And in partition E, I installed Ubuntu 10.10

For Installation Windows 7 here the step by step method

Setting up your computer and BIOS (Changes if Required)

When you start your computer put your Windows 7 DVD in DVD drive. And Restart

In most cases it will automatically boot in to the Windows 7 installation.

But in some cases Boot device order has to change.

BIOS it may boot you’re running operating system. In that case you will need to change
the BIOS. You change the BIOS setting to boot from CD/DVD instead boot from hard
drive.

Booting UP and First Installation steps

Installation of Windows 7 almost like Vista Installation type. But you have to care full
read the descriptions in each time before clicking the NEXT button to avoid and
disasters. There are options to choose in these steps you may find them with each
images.

a) You choose your Language options by ‘Language to install’, ‘Time and Currency
format’ and ‘Keyboard or input method’ here.

b) This screen is where the installation wizard begins. The install now options will leads
to the

Advanced install options. For repairing a corrupt installation the ‘Repair your computer’
button

Located at the bottom-left can be used. For fresh installs just click the Install now
button.

c)     Tick the ‘I accept the license terms’ checkbox and click ‘Next’ to proceed.

d) You will see a new box next in the you have two options 1. Upgrade and custom
(advanced). 2. The custom install you have to go for second option that is “CUSTOM
INSTALL”

e) Clicking on the ‘Custom’ button brings the install location selection screen.

Choose C partition to install windows 7 and click Format. Then click ‘Next’ to proceed.

Windows might create additional partitions for system files. This is a new feature in
Windows 7 to have a small boot partition for system files.

f) Click Ok to continue.

g) Select the partition you just created and click next to continue.

The Windows 7 installation begins. Wait for 15 - 30 minutes for the all new OS! at
installation time it will ask to give password, time setting etc.. Like in vista you have to
give it.

How to install Ubuntu 10.10

After Windows 7 installation is over now you have to put your Ubuntu 10.10 CD in
drive and restart your system.

It will open with welcome box. In that you have to press Install Ubuntu button

You will see a new box call preparing to install Ubuntu box. Just press Forward
button.

Now you will see a new box in that you have to select “Install along side other
operating system”
Press Forward button.

You will see a new box of “Allocate drive space”: in that you will see a RED
COLLUR “advanced partitioning tool” just press it.

Now you will see Allocate drive space.

Now you can see

Device                                  Type                          Size                        Used

/dev/sda

/dev/sda1                                   ntfs                       104MB                     35MB

dev/sda 2                                    ntfs                  209609MB             18054 MB

dev/sda 3                                    ntfs                 157286 MB                3221MB

dev/sda 4                                    ntfs                  133106MB

(Note: - this information is my system hard drive information so in you system your
hard drive information you will see)

So I selected /dev/sda 4 for Ubuntu 10.10.

If you just press on /dev/sda4 you will see three button enabled 1. Change 2.Delete 3.
Revert

Just to to second button that is deleting after Delete you will see free space

Now just click on free space you will see one box Add

Press add button now it will open a box called Create Partition

Now you have to go Mount point box you will see

/, /boot, /home, /tmp, /usr, /var, /srv, /opt, /usr/local.

First you will go to /boot. Now you have to go “new Partition size in
megabytes(1000000bytes);” and now give 4000 ( I have lot of space in my hard disk
that way I given 4000 so you have to give as per Ubuntu manual instructions)   and
press ok button

Now again you go to free space and press /home give 4000 and press OK like that you
have to give all partitions. After all partitions allocated is over now you have to give
/swap partition.

The size of /swap partitions is 2 times of your Ram (Exp:- RAM is 1 GB you have to
give 2GB (2000) as /swap partitions
And finally / (ROOT) reaming available free space you have to give for / (ROOT)
partition.

And press “Install Now” button

You will see a box “do you want to return to this partitions menu

Just press “Continue button”

After that you have to

Set Time and press forward button

Key board lay out “USA” press Forward button

Type you name   --> fill all filled and press Forward button

After installation is over restart the system

After Installation you will see a box in booting time in that you have to choose which
operating system you have to run.
Booting box looks like this
GNU GRUB VERSION 1.98+20100804-5 Ubuntu3
Ubuntu,with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic
Ubuntu,with Linux 2.6.35-22-generic (Recovery mode)
Memory test (Memtest 86+)
Memory test (Memtest 86+ serial console 115200)
Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda1)
In this way I have successfully installed windows7 and Ubuntu 10.10 on HP system in
my office. Do the same thing and enjoy.
All the best
Allu John Sudhakar
System/Network Administrator
UCE, OU Osmania University
Hyderabad
to see my Blogger (for Ubuntu)  http://allujohn.blogspot.com

Any help mail to me aj_sudhakar@yahoo.co.in

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