how install win w/o wiping the disk

[G.]

On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 5:44 AM, G. <pegngaryubuntu at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 13 July 2012 17:23, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> I had forgotten that it is formatted GPT.  That may well be an issue.
>>
>> Yup - that's the origin of the whole problem.
>>
>> --
>> Liam Proven • Profile:
>
> Looks like the GPT issue is still with me after wiping the disk and
> installing W7.  See  http://paste.ubuntu.com/1091028/
>
> When I install Ubuntu 12 the partitioner does not see the windows
> partition. I ran chkdsk/f and the disk seems fine and Ubuntu works
> fine from the usb stick.
>
> Before I installed windows I reformatted the entire hard disk with
> gparted.  That apparently did not eliminate the GPT partition.
>
> I appreciate your assistance.
>
> garyk

In Nautilus I can see a 1.1 gig entry.  When I try to mount it I get
"could not find /cow"  Also when I boot to install ubuntu there is an
entry besides the atachi hard drive.  I suppose this the GPT causing
the problem.

garyk