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Yes, at least on my LM 13 with cinnamon I had the option to install along side of win 7, as well as the 2 other options.

I know this is an older post, but Im wondering if anyone has any solution to this. I like to dc from my network connection when I stop using the net, so as not to use any more bw then I have to since Im on a limited plan. Id rather not have to turn off wireless or delete the connection every time I ...

http://lifehacker.com/5403100/dual+boot-windows-7-and-ubuntu-in-perfect-harmony This is one of the better places Ive seen to explain it in good detail, along with a few tips on sharing music, docs, downloads, etc directories in ea Win7 and linux. It is a couple yrs old, and is for win7 and ubuntu, b...

The one Im currently using has 4 gigs. You dont need a swap partition but its totally up to you.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SwapFaq has some great info regarding swap partitions

Edit: Added link for swap info

There are countless sites with this info. Once you boot from the live cd, you can use the partition tool to delete any partitions you wish, and add the new ones. You can set it all up in one partition or make multiple. I currently use 3; /, /home, and a swap. Many people say you dont need a swap par...

One would have to find where to edit what apps start at startup to do so. It may be similar to the location in lm.

I dont believe you can merge them, but you can delete them, and increase the size of the original if you wish.

I shut down with it on and it always is on when I boot back up

Depending on which LM u use, looks like you can goto preferences/startup apps and add it to there. Im using LM 13 with cinnamon and it shows up in the preferences menu. In lm 12, looks like its in other. Im sure it depends which DE youre usign too

Google is your friend. There isnt a backup feature in thunderbird that Ive seen, but you can copy your profile dir to somewhere, which has your email settings, etc in it. There is also at least one 3rd party utility that can do this too, if you prefer not to do it manually.

The error it gives would be helpful to answer your question.

do you want to install mint 12 or 13? which desktop environment do you want?

There are a few different options. You could dual boot win7 and mint, or install mint via a vm in windows, or vice versa.