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hi..first of all i am happy that you want to install linux here is the procedure to install linux or UBUNTU operating system in your system. assuming that you already have windows on it step1 : you create a partition using partition manager where you want to install linux(ubuntu). partition manger can be accessed in the following manner Start>controlpanel>administrative tools>create and format partitions harddisk step 2: you use ubuntu USB stick which can be created by using unetbootin software or the ubuntu CD which you got step 3 : if you are using usb stick 1) restart 2) go to bio setup and set boot order from internal HDD to boot from USb drive as primary priority 3) system will start 4) set the language, default key board settings 5) set the clock 6) during the partition allotment go for some thing else option By default, Ubuntu’s installer configures two partitions – the first for /, the root directory, and the second for Swap. When creating partitions for installing any desktop Linux distribution, my recommendation is to create the following four partitions: /boot, the boot partition. This is where programs critical for booting the system will reside. /, the root directory. The bulk of the programs used for running the system will be installed here. Swap, unformatted disk space for use as virtual memory. /home, the partition where your home directory will be located. In the course of using the system, files and folders you create will reside in various folders here. first of all you delete the partition you allocated for it then it will show that much amount of unallocated space To begin configuration, select the free space as shown, and click on Add. The first partition will be for /boot. When setting up an LVM-based system using an Alternate Installer ISO image, the default disk space allocated to /boot is 258 MB. However, only about 22 MB of that is used, so anything thing between that size range will do. For this tutorial, the default will be used. The mount point will, of course, be /boot. The default file system is ext2. OK. The second partition will be for Swap, disk space that the computer may use as virtual memory. The suggested size for Swap is 2000 MB. Select “swap area” from the “Use as” dropdown menu. OK. The third partition will be for /, the root directory. The default journaling file system on Ubuntu 11.04 is ext4. You may stick with it or choose another journaling file system available. The installer recommends a minimum of 4.4 GB for Ubuntu 11.04, but on a new installation, less than 3 GB of disk space allocated to / is used. Note that as you install additional application after installation, disk space used will grow, so be generous here. I think 10 GB should be more than enough. OK. The last partition will be for /home. The file system is ext4, and you may allocate all available disk space to it. OK. All the partitions have been configured. Before clicking Install Now, you need to change where GRUB, the boot loader, will be installed. By default, it will be installed in the MBR of the computer’s internal disk. But that is not what you want. You want to install GRUB in the MBR of the external disk. So, under the “Device for boot loader installation” section, click on the dropdown menu, and select the entry that matches the external disk that you just partitioned. Once that is done, continue with the rest of the installation. after selecting appropriate disk for boot loader you click o installl now