Installing Ubuntu alongside WinXP, same HDD?

[Rivers48]

Hey,

So i want to install the Ubuntu netbook remix on my EeePC 100H alongside WinXP. There is a 160gb HDD in there and its split into two even partitions. I want to know if i can install Ubuntu on the same HDD there but on a different partition? so Windows is on /dev/sda1 and i want Ubuntu on /dev/sda2? I select the partition and click install but it says "no root file system is defined. Please define this from the partitioning menu."

Any thoughts or help would be good,

Thanks.

[presence1960]

Highlight sda2 and click change. Tick the format box, use as ext4, and mount point set as /.

Now you will be able to proceed.

[Rivers48]

Thanks, worked a treat!