How To Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

Linux is the most popular modern opensource Operating System and its also available booth 32 bit- 64 bit based System. You can Dual-Boot or Multi-Boot Linux on Windows 7, Windows 8 as well Windows 8.1 . Dual boot mean you can access booth operating system windows and Linux, you just need to select preferred OS when start up Laptop/PC.
Come to the point here is complete Linux Mint Dual-Boot Installation Guide on Windows Laptop PC  Linux mint latest edition Linux Mint 16 Petra. Linux mint 16 Petra ISO Image can be download from Linuxmint Official website.

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

Linux Mint 16 Petra 32 bit-64 bit ISO Download

If you already managed a Linux Mint ISO then you don't need to download again, if not then follow this instruction. You can download Linux Mint ISO 2 way.

1. Simply go Linuxmint Download page > Select Editions > Select system 32 bit- 64 bit> Click any Download Mirror. Done! Download begin instantly. 

2. Download from YUMI 2.0 . 

Download complete? it's time burn the Linux Mint ISO Image to DVD. Use any disk burning software like Ashampoo Burning Studio 12 , Nero, Power ISO. Here is One more simple way to burn ISO Image 

See this post: Windows USB-DVD Tool

Install Linux Mint 16 By Pendrive

If you want to install Linux from pendrive , here is a wonderful tool it is "YUMI " its completely free.
First:  Download YUMI 2.0.4

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

How to Create Linux Live USB-Pendrive

Step 1:
Check "Showing All Drives" now Select your USB Device Drive.
Step 2:
If you want to download a fresh copy of Linux ISO the select your Linux Edition and check "Download Link" You'll redirect to Download Page.
Step 3:
Browse your Linux Mint ISO Image from Computer > Click Create. Done!
Now your USB device Almost ready to install Linux.

Linux Mint Dual Boot Installation 

We'll be install linux mint any others Drive expect "C" drive. I've selected drive "E" for install linux mint, so you need to move all Data/files from the drive where you want to install (Recommended) . Now you ready to dual boot Linux on Windows.

Boot Linux from Live DVD
Insert Linux Mint DVD in to CD/DVD Drive. Restart the computer and press F1, F2, Delete, or Escape (or whatever key lets you enter the BIOS configuration) and change your BIOS settings to tell your computer to boot from its DVD drive.

Boot Linux from Live USB Device
Connect your USB device, Restart the computer enter BIOS Settings Select First Boot as " USB/ USB Flash Drive/ Removal Drive " You should now see the following screen.

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

From the first screen choose the default Start Linux Mint option and hit Enter, see the following screen.

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

Wait couple of minutes live system should be ready and you should see the desktop very soon. At this stage Linux Mint is not installed on your computer, it’s simply running from the Live Linux DVD. You can access Linux as well by the Live DVD which is a slower medium than the hard drive. Now we'll install Linux into Hard Drive. Double-click on the “Install Linux Mint” icon located on the desktop. see the following screen.

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

• Next screen select your Language and click "Continue" 
• Next screen just click "Continue" see the following screen.

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

• Next screen Installation Type  Select " Something Else " Click Continue. see the following screen.

• Now you can see Hard Drive status and all drive. You need to find out the drive "E" by disk size and used space. you can't see here any C,D,E,F Drive it'll only show /Dev/Sda. Here is my drive E located on  /Dev/Sda6. As same process find out your preferred Drive by disk size and used space . see the following screen

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

• Select /Dev/Sda6 click Delete now you can see another free space drive , select the free space drive and click "Add". Type for the new partition check "Logical". New partition Size - Enter Disk size. Use as- "File system" . Mount Point "/" . see the following screen

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

• Now click "Install Now" . Wait installation is being process. 
• Select your country from the Map and click Continue. 
• Keyboard Layout : Select English (US) Click Continue.
• Next step enter your name, Computer name, user name and password > click continue.
• Next step Import account Uncheck > click continue
• After complete install select restart now.

 If you see the following screen then take out the linux mint DVD. Linux Installation complete to your computer.

 Install Linux Mint on Windows Dual Boot

Restart PC , now you'll see the following screen select Linux mint press enter to access Linux mint.

Enter your password to access the Desktop.