hi RealNature,

We can worry about how to get UEFI to work properly for you later.

Creating an UBUNTU Live CD will work nicely to copy/paste all files and data you need to preserve before attempting the above steps needed to install UEFI boot.

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

Just be aware you do not want to install UBUNTU. Running as a Live CD means UBUNTU is not installed, but is run directly off the CD and in system memory. That means when you either shut your system down, or restart, all traces of UBUNTU will disappear. Windows will never know it was there.

Carefully check out detailed instructions on how to create a bootable CD or DVD in the webpage above. You will need at least two sources of backup media (otherwise it is not a backup), your choice as to what to use.

Implied in the new UEFI boot is an unspecified problem with your current setup? Ubuntu Live CD will help you with that so you can back up all your files first.

If no problems exist, why go this route?