Installation partitioning...

[papermoon]

I am trying to install 10.10 on my netbook (Acer D150), but when I get to the partitioning section, there is no option to "install alongside windows". I only have 2 options, wiping the disk, or manual partitioning. What do I have to do to get a dual boot WinXP and ubuntu running? I already have winxp installed on a 160gb HDD with about 120 gb free.

[oldfred]

I always partition in advance with gparted as I want to be sure of the sizes of my partitions and then use manual install. I understand they have regressed on the install capability - see first link.

Some examples of installs and issues:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1622388
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Installing-Ubuntu-10-10-160966.shtml
Maverick partition by hand to use free space:
http://sites.google.com/site/easylinuxtipsproject/partitioning
http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/ubuntu-maverick.html