I got the same error trying to install Ubuntu using the live cd. So I booted up with a live cd of Gparted and tried to resize the NTFS partition manually. I received an error message saying: "Error: Extended record needed".
I found some information here: http://forum.linux-ntfs.org/viewtopic.php?p=1301&sid=991a797252954312bb1e7ab0f334083f -- on installation "prepare disk space" gives error "failed to create enough space for installation" https://launchpad.net/bugs/54778 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
