For the past couple of days I've been trying to install Ubuntu on my Laptop so it can Dual-Boot alongside Windows 7. I have Windows 7 pre-installed with the Laptop.
Firstly I downloaded the ISO File and I installed it on the USB using the instructions on the ubuntu website.
I put the USB in the laptop and then when I restarted it successfully boots and give me a black screen with 4 options the first is to try Ubuntu and the second is to install directly.
For the case which I choose Try Ubuntu and then choose to Install Ubuntu via there, the issue is that it tells me during the installation "This computer currently has no detected OS. What would you like to do?" and the options are to Erease disk and install ubuntu or something else. When I choose something else it gives me 4 partitions. sda1,sda2,sda3,sda4. I didn't know what to do from there.
I tried something else, when the computer restarts I actually pressed F9 and I chose the booting. There were a number of options, but the weird thing is there was the name of the USB that has Ubuntu on it, and the same exact name but with [UEFI] beside it.
When I choose to boot without the UEFI, it took me directly to a menu where I choose to try ubuntu or install ubuntu, using this way, it gives me another option during the installation which is Install Inside Windows 7, when I choose it, the computer just restarts.
I have UEFI off and Legacy on from the settings.
After googling and going through various forums, I thought the problem would be because HP Laptops come pre installed with 4 partitions. I have actually deleted HP Tools Partition and it didn't do anything. Same behavior during the installation.
I tried to shrink my C driver and I left 40GB of unallocated space using the Windows Disk Management tool, but it also didn't do anything.
I am out of ideas and out of hope ! I tried lots and lots of tutorials on YouTube and forums but nothing helped me.
Thank you so much for reading this and any help would be so much appreciated !
