Reboot Windows 7 a couple times to be sure the changes in the volume have taken without errors click next if it asks to format DON'T Also Do Not assign a letter to the newly made volume. The wording MS uses is confusing be assured typing 41000 will make 40Gig free space.
Just type the size into the already selected box.
#Unetbootin ubuntu install
I believe the suggested space for a full Ubuntu install is 16 Gig, I made 41,000 MB about 40 Gig. Reboot and wait for the app to finish completely, the system will reboot when finishedĬreate Unallocated Unformatted free space on the C drive I am writing this from a fresh Ubuntu 15.04 install using the method below.ĭefrag your C:\ drive Ĭheck for errors You can use UNetbootin to install Ubuntu 15.04 from Windows 7 into a dual boot system without the use of a cd/dvd or a USB drive. In this step S: will be the drive letter that you used above.Ĭhange directory to rEFInd cd S:\EFI\refind.E.g., cd "C:\Program Files"Ĭopy refind xcopy /E refind S:\EFI\refind\ Type cd in cmd and then drag and drop the extracted folder to the already open cmd window. (you may change S: to any available drive letter).
Summary of the installation process given in the source is as belows:
Now, follow the below steps to install rEFInd, so that, you have a boot menu to boot to Ubuntu Live environment. Select Unetbootin and you will get the "Try" or "Install" option there.įinally, you can install your version of Ubuntu alongside Windows. Next when you reboot, you will get a menu like this: Browse to the directory where you downloaded the iso file of Ubuntu. Now, from the drop-down menu under Type: select Hard Disk. To install Ubuntu without CD/DVD or USB pendrive, follow these steps: