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gadolinio proposed the following answer:
Waaaaaaaaiiiit! I didn't see how you had your partitions distributed. You have no partition for windows there!
/dev/sda5 / ext 22.9GiB ---> this is ubuntu's, and yours. This is the actual partition you're using. 
/dev/sda1 /boot ext 45.9GiB---> this /boot part is not free/available for windows. 

As Tom says, you don't need a special partition for /boot.
And when you make one for windows, don't use ext3; windows doesn't recognize (al least not out-of-the-box) ext partitions; if you want windows to read and write ext file system you have to install some program - which i don't know, but i think i've heard of.
The windows installer formats it in NTFS for its own installation.
And regarding the part for data storage, i'd also use NTFS, so that it is possible to see it from windows too. NTFS can be used by both operative systems. It would be an advantage to have a "shared" partition, where you can save files from both systems, and transfer them from one to the other.

·If writing in the storage partition is forbidden for you, because you are not its owner, you can make it yours.
First, locate the 40Gb partition's path. For example: "/media/data". 
Go to applications-->system tools-->root's terminal. (or, what is the same: press alt+F, and execute "gksu /usr/bin/x-terminal-emulator").
When the root's terminal appears, type "cd PATH_WHERE_THE_PARTITION_IS_MOUNTED". In the case of the partition "/media/data", you should type "cd /media". (just in case: note the space between "cd" and "/media"). Press enter.
And finally, type "chown YOUR_GROUP_NAME NAME_OF_THE_PARTITION". If your user/group name is "matsobane", then you must write "chown matsobane data".
All together:
open root's terminal.
cd /media     ENTER
chown matsobane data  ENTER

Once you do this, you'll be able to use that partition.
Tell us how thigs go...

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