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Hi CW,
Forgive the dumb question, but just wondering if it is it possible (and potentially easier?) to ignore the fact that the Ubuntu installer does not recognise windows and just install Ubuntu...

Thanks CelticWarrior and GrahamMechanic,
I have now progressed with your help. Must say it has turned into a much more complicated job than it has ever been before (with Win XP and Win 7) but...

1. Wanting to install Ubuntu 20.04 on a "new" (refurbished) Lenovo PC with an existing Win 10 installation that I want to keep and be able to select. Installation progresses initially but then tells...

Using Ubuntu 16.04 and trying to share files with a Windows network and trying to modify samba.config as recommended in instructions. Can modify on screen but can not save; just get "you do not have...

Rubi1K2 You are a genius! Well, I eventually decoded your recommendation after studying boot_info again and then did battle with my old Award BIOS to find out how to do it.... But it worked and my...

Following on from my previous post, I have now done as advised by Rubi1200 and have run boot_script_info, the results of which I attach below (hopefully correctly ##d):

Must say I also ran...

Thanks Rubi1200. I will try that, although it may take a while. The CD I have is not (I think) a live CD and does not give me a RUN option, so will have to get my hands on one. I'll be back .....

Just installed 11.04 on a separate HDD in a WinXP PC. Grub apparently went to the MBR.
When I rebooted 1st time, the PC hung on the word Grub. Next time, I don't think it even appeared.
Using...