Problem with my Partitions

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niyonsv

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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this forum.

Here's my current hard drive partition after a new fresh windows installation.(installed on 7th June)

The partition i decided earlier to install Ubuntu OS is now under control of my current windows 7 64-bit OS : [PEN DRIVE (Z:) 10 GB:]. bcoz this partition is now shown as System, Active, Primary Partition.

Now i need to make this 10GB Z drive as a normal Logical Drive, (without active, primary partition or system options) so that i can install Ubuntu OS easily.

Please Help.
 

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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
INTEL / DH61WW
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 3100 Mhz, 2 Core(s)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DH61WW AAG23116-203
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series 1.00 GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 920NW
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 500 GB
Plz help me if i've posted the above thread in wrong forum.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
INTEL / DH61WW
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2100 CPU @ 3.10GHz, 3100 Mhz, 2 Core(s)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DH61WW AAG23116-203
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series 1.00 GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 920NW
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Western Digital 500 GB
Welcome to Windows Seven Forum.

I'm no expert on dual-booting, but I suspect your problem is related to the fact the wrong partition (the pen drive) is the active one.

The 100MB partition that Windows created during the installation is the one that should be marked as active because that is where the master boot record resides.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion Elite 495UK
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 870 @ 2.93GHz
Motherboard
MSI 2A9C (CPU1)
Memory
8Gb Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 664MHz
Graphics Card(s)
nVidia GeForce GTX 460 1024MB dedicated RAM
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
HP2310i
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1x1954GB Hitachi HDS22020ALA 330 (RAID), 1x1954GB Hitachi External for backup and storage
PSU
460W
Case
HP Elite
Cooling
Air cooled
Keyboard
Logitech K750 solar-powered keyboard
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M180 mouse
Internet Speed
2Mb
Other Info
Pure Avanti Flow Internet Radio with iPod Dock, 64Gb iPod, HP USB Speakers, Sony MDR-V500 Headphones, Sony Vaio F-Series Laptop
As SeaVixen has correctly pointed out, your Win7 boot partition System Active flag was transferred incorrectly to the Pendrive.

To correct this, use Diskpart to mark the Pendrive Inactive then mark System Reserved Active: Partition - Mark as Active, boot the Win7 DVD or Repair CD to run Startup Repair up to 3 separate times to write the System boot files to the active partition. System Repair Disc - Create

or use free Partition Wizard to have a graphical picture to modify>Mark Active/Inactive, then click on the Win7 HD to highlight it, from Disk tab choose Rebuild MBR which may preclude the need to run Repairs.

Unplug the pendrive as soon as it is marked Inactive.
 
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