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I'm running 9.10 on an hp with 1G of ram and it is fine.

edit your menu.lst.
Type in a terminal the following code

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
then put a hash # in front of any line (and its group lines ) that you don't want it to show up in...

reinstall ubuntu desktop using this guide :http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/nox

Maybe because you don't have enough continuous space for the partitioner to give you that option. defrag your disk 2-3 times and see if appears after that.

Or you can download/install xubuntu. it is more suitable for your ram size.
Also after downloading the iso file ,burn it at slow speed as 2x or 4x . this will eleminate the possibility of any disc...

Read this document about maintaining more than 2 operating systems on your machine

I think you can . read this thread .

You are right. you can create a swap file instead of a swap partition . and both do the same functions. read about it here.

If the above code does not work . then you may have to readjust your Bios settings . as you may have a combination of SATA and IDE drives.
Read this link after a break .it may help

I only want you to get it working .Your menu .lst is fine .
try to reinstall grub using this code.

sudo grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/root /dev/sdb

we can check your grub menu . type in the terminal

gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst and post the results.

Big sorry . it is a sdb1 not hdb1

use sudo in front of each code line.
and you get nothing after entering the codes . if they have been accepted safely , reinstall grub.

mount the selected partition sdb1. type in the terminal

mkdir /mnt/root
then

mount -t ext3 /dev/hdb1 /mnt/root
then reinstall grub

boot from the live cd

sudo grub
grub >
then type the following and press enter:

find /boot/grub/stage1
this will give where grub should be. in your case it should be (h1,0)
then type

Type in the terminal

sudo fdisk -l
Where -l is the lower case of L . and post the results

No, it is ok to burn the cd on CDRW.

Ok then, do create a small swap partition . 1 GB is ok.

For recovering Grub read this simple guide

If you are going to reburn ubuntu live CD , burn it at slow speed i.e. 2X - 4X .

for normal use you only need about 1GB of swap . but if you'll going to hibernate or use heavy graphic programs , you'll need swap = RAM

Glad you solved it.
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you need only 2 partitions to install ubuntu . one for the root (/) ext3 format and the other for the swap . no need for any other partitions . there will be a /usr folder inside the root partition.

Ubuntu needs at least 4GB of space to be installed. with your specs , I think you should install it at your 16 GB HDD.

can you post the screen shot of Gparted image. just to know how much free space you've got on that disk.

in the worst case you still can install ubuntu inside windows using wubi.

If you already did backed up your data on /home partition sda4 then Use Gparted live cd to delete the fiest 3 partitions ( windows, swap & feisty ) leaving one unallocated space .
then divide this...