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I have windows7 os in my laptop and I want to install ubuntu 12.04 along with windows 7. I have followed the instructions in this link: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/05/17/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7/ for dual boot our system. and I have selected the option install ubuntu inside windows7. I got message like remove your cd and press enter after installation. When I press Enter it directly goes to my windows7 os without prompting me the option to select diff OS(ubuntu). I have restarted my system even though i didn't get any option to select my ubuntu OS.

Can someone please help me how can I get rid of this problem.

Thanks in Advance

anusha
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  • Have a look at: http://askubuntu.com/questions/107538/how-do-i-set-up-a-dual-boot-with-windows-and-ubuntu – Minos Oct 13 '14 at 10:25
  • @Minos I have follwed the same instructions as specified in the above link but I ddn't get the last screen of allocating spcae for ubuntu system , before that itself I got a message `remove your cd and press enter` pleas help – anusha Oct 13 '14 at 10:31
  • Did the option say: "install Ubuntu alongside windows 7" or did it really say "install Ubuntu inside Windows 7". Also what happens when you just try it again? – Minos Oct 13 '14 at 10:40
  • @Minos It says `install Ubuntu inside Windows 7` – anusha Oct 13 '14 at 10:41
  • I'm a bit on a limp here, because I don't think you did what you said. The tutorial you link to says to select the option "something else" and then use a program called EasyBCD to update the windows boatloader. And the regular Ubuntu installer doesn't have an option to install "inside" only "alongside". So I would suggest you start over again and follow the instructions in the tutorial I linked to. – Minos Oct 13 '14 at 10:55

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When I press Enter it directly goes to my windows7 os without prompting me the option to select diff OS(ubuntu). I have restarted my system even though i didn't get any option to select my ubuntu OS.

This means the windows bootloader is currently not displaying the boot menu for you. Make sure that you have selected:

  • Boot default OS after 30 seconds

If this does not help, open a command prompt as administrator and type the command bcdedit. Edit your question and add the output of bcdedit.

Eero Aaltonen
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  • Thanks for this and but where can I select `Boot default OS after 30 seconds` this option. sorry If i am blunt on this – anusha Oct 13 '14 at 10:24
  • @anusha [page 2](http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/05/17/how-to-dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7/2/) of the tutorial you linked. Last screenshot of EasyBCD. – Eero Aaltonen Oct 13 '14 at 11:45
  • Can't I directly get the boot menu without using EasyBCD as it is extra plugin it seems – anusha Oct 13 '14 at 11:55
  • @anusha If you don't want to use EasyBCD, you need to either a) use the Ubuntu boot loader b) configure the Windows boot loader by hand using `bcdedit` Search for the web for instructions on how to use bcdedit – Eero Aaltonen Oct 13 '14 at 12:20