help needed with Install inside windows

[barcelonaR10]

hi
i tried linux mint and i liked it
i have a laptop with windows 7 and when i try to install Linux mint inside windows it start installing files and before it ends i get this message:

" Could not access the CD, please make sure applications are not using it and try again"

when try again it starts over and ends up with the same message !!
i tried installing Linux on my desktop with XP but same problem.

any help would be appreciated
thank u.

[ZekeMenuar]

I'm a admitted Linux dummy, but I'll try to help.

I didn't install Mint inside Windows, rather I created a small partition just for Mint. It made more sense to me to install Mint this way.

If you have the drive space:

Create a 7 or 8 gig partition in Windows, don't format it.
Try to install mint. When you get to the partitioning part of Mint, it should give you an option to "Use Largest Existing Free Space" or something like it.
Check that option.
Mint should install in that partition.

That is how I have Mint installed on my computer.

Hopefully an expert will show up and verify that the way I described will work. It work for me.

ZM

[barcelonaR10]

thank you ZekeMenuar
i want to install linux inside windows so i donot change the boot sequence (keeping windows first)

[ZekeMenuar]

Changing the boot order is really easy.
Use Synaptic and install Startup-Manager, it will appear in the Control Center.

You can have Mint or Windows set to boot first.

I have mine set to have Windows boot up first.

[barcelonaR10]

hi
i have tried linux 6 on my desktop. i had two hard drives one for linux and one for windows. installation went smoothly but after restarting the computer i could not access linux nor windows.
iam scared to install linux and using its boot loader. l donot want to damage my windows.

Q: if for some reason i donot want linux any more can i remove it with out effecting windows?

thank you again