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Dual-booting Ubuntu 12.04 with widnows 7 [ how to]

Posted on  4/30/2012
in this tutorial i will show you how to install Ubuntu with windows 7 side by side

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    its really easy
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    prerequisites :
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    1 :&nbsp; windows 7 running system
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    2 : Ubuntu installer disk or usb
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    3 : 30-40 minutes
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    <span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">NOTE &nbsp;:&nbsp;I do not issue any guarantee that this will work for you! use <a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">google</a> for other troubleshooting , i demonstrated it under simulated virtual environment </span>
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    firstly download Ubuntu ( <a href="http://www.computersnyou.com/2012/04/ubuntu-1204-lts-precise-pangolin.html" target="_blank">release&nbsp; : 12.04 </a>)&nbsp;
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    burn it in cd or create usb drive
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    and reboot in Ubuntu installer
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    &nbsp;1 :&nbsp; click on &#8216;install now &#8216;
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    2 : choose install side by side
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    3 : select size for your new installation
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        select partition size
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    4 :&nbsp; select continue
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    5 :&nbsp; go like normal installation &#8216; next next next
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    6 :&nbsp; import windows 7 documents and home folder settings&nbsp;
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    7 :&nbsp; after finishing installation click restart and reboot into Ubuntu
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        your brand new Ubuntu desktop
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