ubuntu 12.10 not detecting windows 7

Question

ubuntu 12.10 not detecting windows 7 on sony vaio laptop .My windows is 32 bit and ubuntu is 64 bit. I installed in the same way in my friend mechine it is working. but my windows 7 not detected by ubuntu 12.10

Answer 1

You can:

1) Resize the Win partition to create free space on your HDD. You can do it with gparted by choosing "smth else" during Ubuntu install or with a Win partitioning tool such as EaseUS Partition Master. I personally prefer to use Win tools to resize Win partitions, but gparted must work.

2) Choose "smth else" during Ubuntu install, and install Ubuntu on this free space.

3) After installing Ubuntu manually add Windows 7 to your GRUB menu: "sudo gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom", follow instructions here: http://technologytales.com/2010/11/21/manually-adding-an-entry-for-windows-7-to-an-ubuntu-grub2-menu/. Ubuntu has no native GUI GRUB2 editor like KDE's ((

This procedure was considered super-user-friendly in the Mandrake days)

NB Check if you don't already have four primary partitions on your HDD. You won't be able to install Linux unless you delete / change to logical one of these.

NB Backup. Resizing partitions is never risk free, EVEN if Ubuntu install had detected your Win.