this is the scenario: i have windows7 installed on a single partition 500 gb hd. i want to install ubuntu as dual boot. (i have done this before but not with win7.) can i go into disk management and reduce the win 7 volume by say 50 gb. format it fat32 and install ubuntu. and still have dual-boot? thanks in advance. i plan on using either ubuntu 9.04 or 9.10.
You should let Ubuntu create the partitions using ext3 or ext4 file system.. Dual booting with Ubuntu is extremely easy and Im sure you will like it...
thanks i ve done it before, but never when windows was on a single partition. i always prepartitioned the drive and then did the installations.
Assuming your drive has enough free space, yes, you can use Disk Management to shrink it. When I do this, I format with the Ubuntu CD so I can use ext4.
And if I were you, I'd stay away from 9.10.... I went back to 9.04 after about 3 hours.
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