How to dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu?

Question

How can you keep different partitions for Windows and Ubuntu.

I'm not sure if I want to switch to full Linux already, so I need to try it before.

Never did it before, can you guide me?

8.04 = offtopic. so please cast a close vote instead of giving FALSE information: 8.04 is riddled with bugs and security issues. Plus the installation files are gone from the official servers. — Rinzwind, Jan 09 '14 at 18:33
8.04 is 5 years old and have reached end of life. This version is not supported and bugs and vulnerabilities are not fixed anymore. Questions about this version are off-topic in this site. Consider installing 12.04LTS or 13.10. — user68186, Jan 09 '14 at 18:36
I think you misunderstand - you can donwload the ISO files FOR FREE from here, and then burn the files to a disk. — Wilf, Jan 09 '14 at 18:38
You download the files for free (here is the link again) ), you then need a blank DVD to burn it to. — Wilf, Jan 09 '14 at 18:39
aaah yes download. I will tell my friend for the download files — user233804, Jan 09 '14 at 18:40
Also, the disk has a live environment which you can use, to see what it is like before you install it. — Wilf, Jan 09 '14 at 18:40
Don't Mind... Even though it has a few answers already :-) - e.g. http://askubuntu.com/a/152902/178596 — Wilf, Jan 09 '14 at 18:42
If you have a blank USB flash drive (1 GB or more) you can use that instead of a blank DVD. You will need a software to create the Live USB from the file. The instructions are in http://ubuntu.com and here. Thanks @wilf — user68186, Jan 09 '14 at 18:43

score -1 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 09 '14 at 19:50

I hope this works for you. Upon booting from a live CD:

On the Ubuntu Setup screen, hit Enter to Start or install Ubuntu.
Double-click Install on the Desktop.
Go through the installation wizard (if using Ubuntu 8.04 until you reach step 4). Ubuntu 8.10 installs a dual-boot by default installation.
If using Ubuntu 8.04, then at step 4, select the first option, Guided - resize and you can specify how much disk space you want the new partition to use as shown below.
Continue through the rest of the steps and click Install on step 7.
Click Restart Now and remove the CD from CD-ROM drive.
Done! Every time you start up your computer now you will be prompted to select what operating system you want to start up through the GRUB Bootloader screen as seen below.

Both 8.04 and 8.10 about 5 years old and have reached end of life. These versions are not supported and bugs and vulnerabilities are not fixed anymore. Questions about these versions are off-topic in this site. Why do you ask OP to install 8.04/8.10? — user68186, Jan 09 '14 at 18:30

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