Dual boot question re "Do Something Else" option

[paul1149]

I've got a machine with Win7 and another linux distro on it. I want to retain Win7 and install LL over the other distro.

The partition table is:

• Win7 System reserved
  
• Win7
  
• linux swap (3gb)
  
• Other linux distro
  

The only relevant options on the installer are to wipe the whole drive or "Do something else". But the "Do Something Else" screen has zero instructions on it. I can delete the two existing linux partitions, then I can highlight the resulting unused space, but that "Install Now" looks very intimidating because I do not know whether LL actually will go only onto the highlighted unused space. I don't want to take Windows down.

Any insight would be appreciated.

[paul1149]

According to http://askubuntu.com/questions/141108/ho...windows-os, I should go ahead with the install, so I've done so....

[paul1149]

For the record, that was accurate. The partition you highlight will be the install partition.

[Valtam]

Thanks for sharing.