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[ubuntu] Partitioning hard drive for dual boot with windows 7

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http://ubuntuforums.org – Hi everyone I have just reformatted my computer and I have installed my windows 7 using the factory recovery disks. I have already shrunk the windows 7 partition down to about 100 gb, and now I wanted to create two new partitions using GParted, one 100-gb partition for all things ubuntu and another partition which is used to store files shared by both operating systems (music...) However since there are already three primary partitions on my drive I can only create one more: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/12349511/Sc...%3A12%3A49.png Can anyone tell me how I can go about solving this pr (Hardware)

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