I don't know if this is where to get tech support.

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

Stephen wrote:
> I tried to in stall ubuntu on my computer. It told me that there was one 
> minute left a about 79% of the install.
>
> 45 minutes later I found that my computer had locked up at 88% of the 
> install. I tried to re-install and It wanted to use another section of 
> the windows partition.
>
> I didn't get the option to:
> 1)   use the existing linux partition.
> 2)   repair the current ubuntu installation.
>
> The only option I had was to use a part of the existing windows 
> partition, and reinstall the whole thing. Now I can't get rid of to 120 
> gigs partition that ubuntu set up. My windows partitioner won't delete 
> the partition because it says it is in an unknown format.
>
> When I try to remove the linux partition with ubuntu booted live it 
> tells me I have to unmount the partitions that are higher than ext5 
> before I can delete the partition and I can't find any way to do that.
>
>
> Stephen.
>
>   

Perhaps you could try a partition manager like GParted, that boots from 
the CD, to delete all the unwanted partitions and maybe create the new 
ones (you don't need 120 gig, just 10gig for root /  2gig for /swap and 
10gig for /home ) and give Ubuntu another chance with the Alternate CD.

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=271779 
<http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=271779>

And yes, this is were you might get some personal support.

Good luck,

L.

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