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[firenice03]

Hi Torreydale
That looks like a promising suggestion.  It seems logical that if the hard diskjust has Windows then LL would need to erase it and so the dual boot option would not be available.
I will give it a try.  Thanks

Its probably cause Windows "owns" the disk

Note these points (from the manual)

•     Create backup copies of any important data files. (You probably won't need them - but if you do, you'll be glad you made the backups.)
  
•     Create Windows recovery disk(s) if you haven't already done so before.
  
•     Defragment your largest Windows partition (likely the "C: drive"). If Windows partitions currently span the entire hard drive, one (or more) of its partitions will need to be shrunk down to make room for the Linux installation.
  
•   Shrink the Windows partition from within Windows disk management. (You can shrink the partition during the installation, but it is probably best to use Windows to shrink Windows partitions.)
  
•     If you defragmented and shrunk the Windows partition ahead of time, leave the resulting space as unpartitioned, unused, free space. DO NOT create any new partitions from within Windows for the Linux Lite installation. (If you are familiar with partitioning and want to create the partitions ahead of time, use GParted for doing that while booted in the live Linux Lite DVD/USB.)
  
•   If you plan to have the shrinking done by the installer, it is still recommended that you defragment the Windows partition ahead of time.
  

As with any major update/install there is risk - make sure you have back ups of your files/pictures etc..)
Once the disk is shrunk you should have space available for LL and then install with the along side...

*For future notes... Your are installing 2.8, 3.0 is in beta and will be available June 1... If you choose to upgrade to 3.0 it will need to be a fresh install (anything in a series can be upgraded 3.0 to 3.1 to 3.2 etc..).. But you'll be a pro after you install  ;D
Don't worry thou 2.8 is based on Ubuntu LTS (long term support) and if I recall is supported until 2019...