> > That's OK Barry, not to worry, time is on my side. I forget to mention > > that although I have used Ubuntu since Warty the emphasis is on used > > and not fiddled with. Instructions I can usually follow but age is not > > on my side (84 years young) Norman > > Right. I'm a kid of only 70, so very able minded (I think not). OK.
<snip> > In the install dialogues, choose the 'Something else' option, and tell > Ubuntu to install to the newly created ext4 partition. Make sure you > tell it to put the bootloader on the drive you are currently booting > from. This is one place you need to be careful as this is where grub > will be installed and updated. If you put it on the wrong drive, you > will need to boot into that drive! So far so good. You may get a > warning about installing to a partition and not a drive .... but if you > have got it right, it should be workable. The hold your breath and see > if you can boot after the installation has completed. > > Please don't shout at me if anything messes up. This is not an easy > process, but I have done it two or three times before I started using a > dedicated drive for Windows and one for Ubuntu (with an extra one for > Ubuntu testing). The latter arrangement is far far easier for me to > maintain. I can understand and follow all that you say and, viewed theoretically, it is very good. Where I am at a complete loss is how to practically modify the partition containing Windows. I suppose I should read up on gparted before going any further. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
