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ubuntu to window 7 os installation help

Dec 9, 2014 9:45PM PST

Hello frnds, need help- Recently purchased HP Probook- 445-g1 with ubuntu preloaded, now i want to install win 7 32 bit, for tis through bootable usb i reaced disk partition field i.e
total size free space type
disk0 partition1:boot 200mb 164mb primary
disk0 patition 2: HP_recovery 4gb system
disk0 partition3 246.3gb 0.0mb logical
disk0 partition4 38gb 0.0mb logical
disk0 partition5 7.6gb 0.0mb logical

but wen i m trying to click any diskdrive to install win7 the error message showin "window can not b install to disk0 partition 1,2,3,4,5...) so tmme how to install it if possible plz help with snapshots. Thanks

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Re: install W7
Dec 9, 2014 9:56PM PST

The Linux partitions have a file system that can't be used by Windows. In the Windows 7 installer (or using a partition editor) delete all partitions, and let the installer create a new one.

Kees

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what I see
Dec 10, 2014 2:25AM PST
disk0 partition1:boot 200mb 164mb primary

this is where the boot, which is called GRUB is located, if you want to boot both Windows and Ubuntu, then you would might need to reinstall this after installing Windows.


disk0 patition 2: HP_recovery 4gb system

This is probably a compressed clone of the initial installation.


disk0 partition3 246.3gb 0.0mb logical

this would be the /home partition and where you could shrink to create a new partition
formatted to FAT32 or NTFS to install windows. Windows will see it and format it as NTFS.
It's where all your personal files have been saved in Linux.


disk0 partition4 38gb 0.0mb logical

This is probably the / partition, called root, where the system is installed. Allows room for adding other programs to it.


disk0 partition5 7.6gb 0.0mb logical

This is the SWAP partition, more often used for hibernation since Linux rarely uses more than 4 GB of RAM and that's often only when running a big program like Virtual Box using shared RAM with another system in it. This would actually be the easiest way to keep Ubuntu and also have Windows 7 too, to install Virtual Box from Ubuntu's repository and create a VHD to which Windows 7 can be installed. If that process is used, no need to change the drive partitions at all.

You didn't say if you wanted to keep or remove Ubuntu to install Windows 7